At Least 5 Rockets Hit U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Injuring 1 Staffer

Jan 27, 2020, 12:49 PM


(BAGHDAD) — A nighttime rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad injured at least one embassy personnel member, staffers there said Monday.

The two staff members, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media, did not specify the injured person's nationality or the severity of their wounds. They said the rocket slammed into a restaurant inside the embassy compound.