Reports indicate that two rockets were fired near the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq on Saturday, in response to Iranian leadership threats to avenge the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani by a US drone strike ordered by President Donald Trump.
According to Reuters, three more rockets were reportedly fired at the Balad Airbase in Baghdad, Iraq, which houses American troops.
Two out of the three rockets fell inside the base, but no soldier has been reported injured or dead.
Members of the Iran-sponsored Iraqi Shiite ‘Popular Mobilization Forces’ armed group and their supporters set fire outside the US embassy inside the high-security Green Zone area in central Baghdad on Monday, leading to the evacuation of the US Ambassador to Iraq from the Embassy.
This was in response to the US president’s order to kill Soleimani, whom they claim was responsible for organizing the Embassy protests and the deaths of American soldiers in the Middle East.
The protesters were demonstrating against the US strikes that killed alleged Iranian terrorists last weekend, following the killing of a US army contractor inside a US base.
The Iranian military or leadership has not yet accepted responsibility for the Saturday attacks.
As of press time, the US State Department or Military has not commented on the attacks.