{"id":57056,"date":"2019-09-24T02:12:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T02:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/19\/rocket-attack-hits-near-us-embassy-in-baghdads-green-zone\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T19:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T19:08:44","slug":"rocket-attack-hits-near-us-embassy-in-baghdads-green-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/09\/24\/rocket-attack-hits-near-us-embassy-in-baghdads-green-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket attack hits near US Embassy in Baghdad\u2019s Green Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two rockets landed near the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday as tensions with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/09\/16\/a-us-missile-destroyer-made-historic-visit-to-beirut-as-regional-tensions-mount\/\">Iran<\/a> continue to mount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coalition forces in Iraq said in a statement early Tuesday morning it would not tolerate attacks on its forces or facilitates, and that it would defend itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Iran and its extensive network of Shiite militias and proxies are often the target of blame.<\/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\/flashpoints\/2019\/06\/21\/troops-in-iraq-see-spike-in-indirect-fire-attacks-iran-gets-blamed\/\" 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\/AP_19098471996944.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\">Troops in Iraq see spike in \u2018indirect fire\u2019 attacks \u2014 Iran gets blamed<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Katyusha rockets have landed near a number of installations housing American forces in Iraq as tensions with Iran come to a boil.<\/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\">The coalition heading up Operation Inherent Resolve \u2014 the U.S. led mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria \u2014 said in a statement that no coalition or U.S. facilities were struck and that they were taking the incident seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are thankful for the Iraqi Security Forces rapid response and protection of Coalition Forces in Baghdad,\u201d said Army Col. 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