Reports of ‘multiple’ rockets fired at US embassy in Baghdad, sounds of explosions
The US embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, reportedly came under rocket fire, and several blasts have been heard at the Green Zone, hosting diplomatic compounds, according to reports on Arab media.
A smoke column is seen in Zayouna area, #Baghdad. No explosions reported in the periphery of the US embassy in Baghdad according to residents there. pic.twitter.com/UQwhvzvuD6
— ZaidBenjamin (@ZaidBenjamin5) February 16, 2020
Footage has emerged online purportedly showing a black pillar of smoke billowing from the neighborhood of Zayouna in eastern Baghdad in wake of the reports that several missiles targeted the Green Zone area.
It has been reported that at least four blasts rocked the area in the vicinity of the embassy, prompting rocket alarms to be activated.
“Sirens went on and Jets are flying over the area,” Mustafa Salim, Baghdad-based reporter for the Washington Post, tweeted.
At least four explosions were heard from the direction of Baghdad green zone where @USEmbBaghdad is located. Sirens went on and Jets are flying over the area.
— Mustafa Salim (@Mustafa_salimb) February 16, 2020
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February 15, 2020 at 02:51PM
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