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An Iraqi soldier stands guard in front of smoke rising from a fire set by pro-Iranian militiamen and their supporters in the US embassy compound, Baghdad on January 1, 2020. Photo:Nasser Nasser/AP
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — One Katyusha rocket landed in Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday night, according to a statement from the Iraqi Security Media Cell.
“The rocket was launched from al-Dhalal street, while the security forces found another two rockets which were prepared for launch in the same place, and were defused," the statement read.
The security media cell confirmed there were no casualties as a result of the attack.
A source inside the Green Zone, close to the US embassy compound, confirmed to Rudaw English that sirens went off after the rocket landed.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
This is the fourth night in a row that rocket attacks have taken place across Iraq.
Two rockets landed near Taji military base, north of Baghdad on Saturday night, while three Katyusha rockets landed inside the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport on Friday. Three Katyusha rockets also landed inside al-Balad air base in Salahaddin province, which houses Iraq’s F-16 jets, late Thursday, according to the media cell.
The last rocket attack reported inside Baghdad’s Green Zone was on Tuesday night, which also resulted in no casualties.
The US has attributed past rocket attacks on sites of international importance in the Green Zone to Iran-backed militias, who it says are looking to further inflame US-Iran tensions.
Sunday’s attack is the latest of several rocket attacks targeting the Green Zone after Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (ICTS) personnel raided the headquarters of the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia in Baghdad province on June 26, detaining at least 14 fighters of the group, who were accused of recent rocket attacks in the capital.
Multiple attacks on military bases hosting US troops have taken place since the raid, notably Taji base.
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