US embassy in Baghdad attacked as US-Israel war on Iran escalates
Why it matters: This attack signals a dangerous expansion of the US-Israel-Iran conflict into Iraq, threatening regional stability.
- US Embassy in Baghdad was attacked with four rockets, marking the first such incident in the Green Zone since the US-Israeli war on Iran began, according to an unnamed security official cited by AFP.
- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani condemned the attack as a "terrorist act" against Iraq's sovereignty and security, stating that "rogue groups" operating outside the law do not represent the Iraqi people's will.
- Iran and its allied Iraqi paramilitary group, the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), are suspected of launching dozens of attacks on US military bases and facilities in Iraq over the past week, though responsibility for the embassy attack is unconfirmed.
- Iraqi government reported a PMF fighter was killed in strikes on PMF bases in Nineveh governorate, with an unidentified PMF official telling AFP it was "likely American" airstrike.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted "separatist groups" in northern Iraq's Kurdish region, which reportedly hosts Iranian Kurdish groups contacted by US officials about potential ground operations, according to Tasnim news agency.
The US embassy in Baghdad was attacked by rockets, escalating regional tensions as the US-Israel war on Iran intensifies, despite Iraq's desire to avoid conflict. While Iraqi Prime Minister al-Sudani condemned the "terrorist act" and ordered a pursuit of perpetrators, the identity of the attackers remains unclear, with Iran-aligned paramilitary groups suspected amid a surge of strikes on US facilities and PMF bases.
