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U.S. Embassy In Baghdad Hit With Rocket Attack In Ongoing ‘Protests’ By ‘Local Militia’

Emily Zanotti
U.S. Embassy In Baghdad Hit With Rocket Attack In Ongoing ‘Protests’ By ‘Local Militia’
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The United States embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, was the target of a rocket attack overnight that officials are now blaming on an unruly “local militia,” potentially backed by Iran.

Fox News reports that missiles hit the embassy’s dining hall causing significant damage but no injuries, and all embassy staff are “accounted for.”

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