Baghdad’s Green Zone, synonymous with ironclad security, witnessed a brazen drone assault on the US Embassy Tuesday morning. Two drones packed with explosives crashed inside the compound, exploding on impact and setting off a raging inferno that illuminated the night sky with ominous smoke.
According to informed sources from Iraq’s Interior Ministry, the attack exposed critical flaws in the embassy’s air defense systems, which failed to neutralize the incoming threats. Sirens pierced the air as emergency teams scrambled to contain the blaze, though the full extent of damage to buildings and infrastructure remains unclear. Remarkably, no deaths or injuries were reported in the immediate aftermath.
The strikes weren’t isolated; footage shows multiple attempts from Monday evening through early Tuesday, underscoring persistent threats to the diplomatic hub. This zone, fortified against rocket and mortar fire in past years, now grapples with sophisticated drone warfare.
In a related development, drones also hit the strategic Majnoon oilfield, with one drone slamming into a US firm’s offices and another glancing off a communications tower. Iraq’s Oil Ministry confirmed minimal disruption but heightened vigilance.
Tensions boiled over elsewhere as PMF militants reported an Israeli strike on their Al-Qaim outpost near Syria, killing six and injuring four. Labeling it an assault on Iraqi soil, the group decried the attack on personnel safeguarding the border.
With these multifaceted attacks unfolding, US-Iraq relations face renewed strain. Experts warn of escalating proxy conflicts, urging bolstered countermeasures against evolving aerial threats in Iraq’s fractured security landscape.