3 rockets hit near US embassy in Baghdad: security sources

The US has blamed Iran-backed paramilitary groups for a spate of similar attacks in recent months on the Green Zone. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Baghdad: Three rockets hit near the US embassy in the Iraqi capital's high-security Green Zone, security sources told media, with no immediate reports of casualties.

Sirens could be heard across the zone immediately after the rockets made an impact.

The US has blamed Iran-backed paramilitary groups for a spate of similar attacks in recent months on the Green Zone, but there has never been a claim of responsibility.