{"id":67576,"date":"2020-01-26T22:45:27","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T22:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/01\/26\/rockets-land-in-baghdads-green-zone-one-inside-us-embassy-walls\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:46:02","slug":"rockets-land-in-baghdads-green-zone-one-inside-us-embassy-walls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/01\/26\/rockets-land-in-baghdads-green-zone-one-inside-us-embassy-walls\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets land in Baghdad\u2019s Green Zone, one inside US Embassy walls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAGHDAD \u2014 Five Katyusha rockets crashed into a riverbank near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad\u2019s heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday without causing any injuries or serious damages, a statement from U.S. Joint Operations Command said. One rocket landed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2020\/01\/02\/photos-reveal-damage-to-us-embassy-in-baghdad-following-attack-by-supporters-of-iran-backed-militia\/\" target=\"_blank\">inside the embassy walls<\/a>, an Iraqi security official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the third such attack this month and the perpetrators were not immediately known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi condemned the rocket attack that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2020\/01\/02\/anyone-who-tries-overrun-the-us-embassy-in-baghdad-will-run-into-a-buzzsaw-says-joint-chiefs-chairman\/\" target=_blank>targeted the U.S. Embassy<\/a>. In a statement, he asserted Iraq\u2019s commitment to \u201cprotecting all diplomatic missions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/26\/poll-many-in-us-support-trump-decision-to-kill-iran-general\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20023823262948.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Poll: Many in US support Trump decision to kill Iran general<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A new poll shows Americans are more likely than not to support President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to order a drone strike that killed an Iranian general, even amid widespread skepticism about his foreign policy overall.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One protester was killed by security forces after hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/24\/thousands-turn-up-for-million-iraq-rally-against-us-troops\/\" target=_blank>anti-government protesters<\/a> flooded the streets of Iraq\u2019s capital and southern provinces on Sunday, defying a powerful Iraqi religious leader who recently withdrew his support from the popular movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security forces fired tear gas and live rounds to disperse the crowds from the capital\u2019s Khilani Square, medical and security officials said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. One protester was killed and six wounded after security forces fired live rounds in nearby Wathba Square later in the evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 28 demonstrators were reported wounded by Iraqi security forces in the first hours of Sunday\u2019s street rallies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20026403971782.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Anti-government protesters Iraq\" class=\"wp-image-106678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20026403971782.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20026403971782.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20026403971782.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20026403971782.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20026403971782.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anti-government protesters hold a huge Iraqi flag as they gather during a protest in Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (Hadi Mizban\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mass protests started in October over widespread government corruption and a lack of public services and jobs. They quickly grew into calls for sweeping changes to Iraq\u2019s political system that was imposed after the 2003 U.S. invasion. Iraqi security forces have responded harshly. At least 500 protesters have been killed since the unrest began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraq also has been roiled by U.S.-Iran tensions that threatened a regional war after an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/03\/iraq-rockets-fired-at-baghdad-airport-7-people-killed\/\" target=_blank>American drone strike this month killed top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani <\/a>near Baghdad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. attack pushed the Shiite cleric and political leader, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2020\/01\/08\/iraqi-shia-cleric-whose-militia-killed-american-troops-says-crisis-is-over-following-iran-strike-and-trump-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\">Muqtada al-Sadr<\/a>, to turn his influence toward demanding an American troop withdrawal and holding an anti-U.S. rally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analysts said al-Sadr, who often mobilizes his followers on the street to buttress his political influence, was using the anti-U.S. protest he staged as leverage in political negotiations among Iraq\u2019s elites to select the next premier.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/26\/the-us-is-committed-to-syria-mission-says-top-american-general-in-the-middle-east\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20025752665368.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The US is committed to Syria mission, says top American general in the Middle East<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">U.S. troops at military outposts \u00edn eastern Syria asked variations of the same question to their top commander Saturday: What is our future here? What are the goals we need to think about?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Sadr has long been an unpredictable maverick in Iraqi politics, and is the only Shiite leader who has challenged both Iran and the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also dropped his support for the anti-government movement on Friday, a move that analysts said was meant to buttress his political reputation during a time of national turmoil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But by Sunday morning, it had the opposite effect as protesters pushed back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hundreds of protesters, mostly students, marched Sunday through key squares in the capital and southern Iraq to show their continued support for the anti-government movement, despite al-Sadr\u2019s reversal of position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe demonstrations have become stronger now because of what happened,\u201d said Zaidoun, 26, a protest organizer in Baghdad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many demonstrators chanted slogans against the populist preacher. The movement opposes Iraq\u2019s sectarian system and both U.S. and Iranian influence in Iraqi affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some protesters were worried, however, that the departure of al-Sadr\u2019s supporters and his militia members from Baghdad\u2019s Tahrir Square, the hub of the protest movement, could spark a renewed security crackdown. Al-Sadr\u2019s followers had been giving protesters protective cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200104-M-ZX256-1075.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200104-M-ZX256-1075.JPG.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200104-M-ZX256-1075.JPG.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200104-M-ZX256-1075.JPG.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200104-M-ZX256-1075.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200104-M-ZX256-1075.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, stands post during the reinforcement of the Baghdad Embassy Compound in Iraq, Jan. 4, 2020. (Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, hours after al-Sadr\u2019s supporters left protest sites in Baghdad and some southern cities, including Basra, security forces swooped in to clear areas of demonstrators and torch their sit-in tents. At least four protesters were killed in the crackdown, officials told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights said 12 protesters had been killed in the last 48 hours, with nine of those in Baghdad, and a startling 230 wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Saturday evening however, and into Sunday, crowds of protesters were returning to Tahrir Square, following calls by anti-government activists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the beginning, when he (al-Sadr) called his followers to leave we were shocked,\u201d said Noor, a protest organizer who gave only her first name for security reasons. \u201cBut by the evening on Saturday, we breathed a sigh of relief.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The future for the popular movement, she was quick to add, was still uncertain. \u201cNo one knows what will happen tomorrow. There will be more attacks \u2014 we expect that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With al-Sadr out of the picture, protesters said the only top leader on their side was Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq\u2019s most revered Shiite cleric. Many said they were hoping his weekly Friday sermon would boost morale ahead of a major planned protest for Jan. 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement posted online, al-Sadr called on the protesters to return their movement to its \u201cinitial course,\u201d in what many anti-government activists interpreted as a veiled threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement added that al-Sadr could boost his support for the \u201cheroic\u201d security forces if protesters didn\u2019t heed his calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Sadr had called on his followers to stage a rival protest targeting the U.S. Embassy on Sunday, before rescinding the order shortly after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement from his office, al-Sadr asked Iraqis \u201cwho reject the American occupation\u201d to gather at key assembly points later that evening. A spokesperson from his office later said the decision had been reversed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press writer Murtada Faraj contributed from Baghdad and Qassim Abdul-Zahra in Najaf, Iraq.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is the third such attack this month and the perpetrators were not immediately known.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":68886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":8,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[8,12,67],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3246],"class_list":["post-67576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-flashpoints","category-news","category-pentagon-congress"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"6Y2L4OKGJVDANE6FNPTZ5IZDGA","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/26\/rockets-land-in-baghdads-green-zone-one-inside-us-embassy-walls\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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