{"id":60094,"date":"2020-07-05T15:04:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T15:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/05\/iraqi-forces-thwart-attack-aiming-for-camp-taji-but-child-injured-by-rocket-fired-toward-us-embassy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:27:44","slug":"iraqi-forces-thwart-attack-aiming-for-camp-taji-but-child-injured-by-rocket-fired-toward-us-embassy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2020\/07\/05\/iraqi-forces-thwart-attack-aiming-for-camp-taji-but-child-injured-by-rocket-fired-toward-us-embassy\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi forces thwart attack aiming for Camp Taji, but child injured by rocket fired toward US Embassy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BAGHDAD \u2014 The Iraqi military said Sunday that a rocket aimed at Baghdad\u2019s fortified Green Zone, home of the U.S. Embassy, struck a residential house and injured a child. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iraqi officials said the embassy\u2019s recently installed C-RAM air defense system may have attempted to intercept the rocket as the system was operational late Saturday. A recent spate of rocket attacks<\/a> have struck close to the U.S. Embassy and targeted American troops <\/a>in Iraqi bases. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rocket was launched late Saturday from the Ali Al-Saleh area of Baghdad and landed next to a house close to a local TV channel, the military statement said. A child suffered head injuries and the house was damaged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iraqi security forces say they also thwarted another attack north of Baghdad in the Umm al-Azam area aiming to hit Camp Taji, a training base used by U.S.-led coalition forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March, two Americans and one British soldier were killed following a barrage of rockets on Camp Taji.<\/p>\n\n\n\t