US Embassy in Iraq blames Iran-aligned groups for attack on diplomatic compound

US Embassy in Iraq blames Iran-aligned groups for attack on diplomatic compound

Attack on US diplomatic compound occurred on Tuesday, no casualties reported

By Anadolu staff

The US Embassy in Iraq on Friday accused Iran-linked militia groups of carrying out an attack earlier this week on a US diplomatic compound at Baghdad International Airport.

In a statement, the embassy said: “On Tuesday, September 10, the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Compound, a U.S. diplomatic facility, was attacked.”

“There were no reported casualties,” it added, noting that “indications are the attack was initiated by Iran-aligned militia groups, which operate freely in Iraq.”

It emphasized that it reserves “the right to self-defense and to protect our personnel anywhere in the world.”

The attack comes at a time of heightened regional tensions, with the war in Gaza escalating and just a day before a visit by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Iraq.

The US Embassy called on the Iraqi government to “protect diplomatic and Coalition partner personnel and facilities.”

US diplomatic and military sites in Iraq have long been targets of violence.


*Writing by Ikram Kouachi

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