Baghdad (Iraq): The US embassy in Baghdad said on Sunday the new rocket attack on the Iraqi capital's Green Zone, which hosts diplomatic missions and government buildings, had inflicted some minor damage to its premises, not resulting in any casualties.
Earlier in the day, Iraqi television channel Alsumaria reported, citing security sources, that three rockets were fired at Baghdad's Green Zone. As reported by Sky News Arabia, the US embassy's air defense systems have responded to the attack.
"The US Embassy confirms rockets targeting the International Zone resulted in the engagement of Embassy defensive systems. There was some minor damage on the Embassy compound but no injuries or casualties. We have received reports of damage to residential areas near the US Embassy and possibly some injuries to innocent Iraqi civilians," the embassy wrote on Twitter.
The US diplomatic mission urged the Iraqi government to "take steps to prevent such attacks and hold accountable those responsible," stressing that the attacks on foreign diplomatic premises violate international law and undermine the sovereignty of the host state.