Two rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone: Iraq military

Above, the US embassy compound in Baghdad’s Green Zone, which was targeted by rocket attacks on Thursday. (AFP file photo)

• Intended target appeared to be the US embassy, a sprawling compound a few hundred meters south of where the rockets hit

BAGHDAD: Two rockets slammed into the Iraqi capital’s Green Zone, the high-security enclave home to government buildings and foreign embassies, early on Thursday, the military said.
An Iraqi security source told AFP the intended target appeared to be the US embassy, a sprawling compound a few hundred meters south of where the rockets hit.
It is the 26th such attack targeting installations where foreign troops or diplomats are based across Iraq since late October.