BAGHDAD — A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone Sunday night, landing less than a mile from the sprawling U.S. Embassy, an Iraqi military spokesman said. ADVERTISEMENTIt was the first such attack since September, when three mortar shells landed in an abandoned lot inside the Green Zone. Associated Press reporters on the east side of the Tigris River, opposite the Green Zone, heard an explosion, after which alert sirens sounded briefly in Baghdad. The official also said the roads leading to the Green Zone were closed briefly for security reasons before they were reopened as normal. Iraq’s state-run news agency said a Katyusha rocket crashed inside the Green Zone without causing any casualties.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 19, 2019 23:15 UTC