A rocket has been fired into Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone tonight - where the US Embassy is based. The US Embassy in Baghdad (pictured) has ordered all non-essential, non-emergency government staff on Wednesday to leave Iraq immediately amid escalating tensions with Iran. Washington did not publicly provide any evidence to back up claims of an increased threat from Tehran. The US embassy in Baghdad - the world's largest - lies within the fortified neighbourhood, also known as the International Zone, and is surrounded by concrete walls. Today’s attack is the first since September, when three mortar shells landed in an abandoned lot inside the Green Zone.

Source: Daily Mail May 19, 2019 17:51 UTC