Rocket attack hits near US Embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone

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A rocket crashed into Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone but did not cause any casualties, an Iraqi military spokesman says.

May 19, 2019

The apparent attack, which Iraq’s state-run news agency said did not cause any casualties, came amid heightened tensions across the Persian Gulf, after the White House ordered warships and bombers to the region earlier this month to counter an alleged, unexplained threat from Iran. The U.S. also has ordered nonessential staff out of its diplomatic posts in Iraq.

Associated Press reporters on the east side of the Tigris River, opposite the Green Zone, heard an explosion, after which alert sirens sounded briefly in Baghdad. , just as it is on the path to recovery. The country hosts more than 5,000 U.S. troops, and is home to powerful Iranian-backed militias, some of whom want those U.S. forces to leave.

 

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mishra_abhi Iranian Clergy govt ,created problem for Iranian Public ... Beginning of war will create Inflation's in Adjoining areas .

Am I the only one trying to relate the photo with the title?!!

I thought trump defeated iSIS

“If you want peace, prepare for war” circa John Wick - 2019

They fired first so they want to provoke US to start a war and then will blamePresident Trump! ...Fire the rocket back and let the Game of Thrones begin!

Iran held war talk awhile back. A great warrior is peaceful. US smelled the blood. I had warned them. God's messenger.

Bothers me that article uses so much passive & pro-imperialist-war-state language: -Iraq 'hosts more than 5,000 U.S. troops' like they invited us to a fancy dinner for 15 years. -'amid an escalating conflict between the U.S. and Iran'

Bomb Iran

If the US or its allies don't retaliate, perhaps we could all appreciate the remarkable restraint shown by Trump and the 'B' Team?

is that a bit of Tonkin I'm smelling?

we shot it off didnt we...bolton

All these hoaxes are happening just to justify war against Iran.

What does the image have to do with this story

Si a Shiite militia backed by Iran 🇮🇷 launched a missile that exploded very near from the US 🇺🇸 Embassy in Baghdad? Hum doesn’t looks like the kind of actions to avoid a war...

Maybe the US should preemptively launch one back at Iran. I mean, they look scary.

We sat through 15 months of bombardment in Baghdad and whenever 60mm mortar rounds went unexploded they were clearly Iranian

Just kurdstan proid this fooking this.

Congress has to do something ASAP. Stop this madness

FAKENEWS US Navy is in the Arabian Sea. FAKEREPORTING

Who makes money from this Iranian crisis created by Walrus? Follow the money. It has nothing to do with anything but money generated by oil. You know the players.

Is the marijuana OK?

Chinese tha kya?

Putin contract job.

so send 1 back!

I really hope the u.s. didn't fire it....

Iran?

Tell the CIA this stop the sabotage.

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