The Iraqi military said on Sunday two rockets struck Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, with one missile landing near a national monument. One of the Katyusha rockets was destroyed by the military's Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) system, Al Jazeera reported, while another landed near a national monument and damaged two cars. ADVERTISEMENTSeveral western embassies are located in the Green Zone, including the U.S. Embassy, making it a frequent target by forces that the U.S. and Iraq claim are backed by Iran. Speaking to Reuters, a U.S. military official said none of the rockets landed on the U.S. Embassy and no American casualties were reported. U.S. forces had been in Iraq since 2014 to combat ISIS, which had taken large swaths of both Iraq and Syria.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 19, 2021 21:18 UTC