Katyusha rockets targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Saturday and sirens sounded, security sources and witnesses said, though it was not immediately clear whether the rockets caused any damage or casualties. The attack was the first time the embassy had been fired on in more than two years. ADVERTISEMENTExplosions were heard near the embassy in central Baghdad around 9 p.m. (1800 GMT), and sirens warning people to take cover sounded, witnesses said. A senior Iraqi security official told Reuters the C-RAM defence system brought down one of the rockets and that none landed inside the embassy. The attack indicates that Iran-aligned Iraqi militias — who have vowed to retaliate for the killing of Iran’s supreme leader — have widened their targets beyond U.S. military bases in Iraqi Kurdistan and U.S. energy interests to now include the U.S. Embassy.

Source: The Telegraph March 08, 2026 00:06 UTC