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An Iraqi police officer is detained near the US embassy in Baghdad. More than a day after several rockets were fired at Baghdad’s Green Zone, more police forces are stationed on the streets.
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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Wednesday blamed Iran for a series of rocket attacks targeting the US embassy in Iraq and warned against further aggression.
“Our embassy in Baghdad was hit by several rockets on Sunday. Three rockets failed to fire. Guess where they came from: Iran,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
“Some friendly health advice to Iran: If an American is killed, I will hold Iran accountable. Think about it,” Trump wrote, “There was talk of further attacks on Americans in Iraq.”
The president did not provide further details linking Iran to the attack.
On Sunday, more than 20 rockets were fired at the heavily fortified Green Zone complex in Baghdad, where the US embassy and other official buildings are located.
There were no reports of injuries or damage from the incident.
A spokesman for the U.S. Central Command, which oversees the wars in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, wrote that Sunday’s rocket attack was “almost carried out by an Iranian-backed rock militia group.”
“The Iraqi people need to understand that past attacks by Iranian-backed rock militia groups have killed more Iraqi civilians and members of the Iraqi security forces than they have killed Americans,” US Navy Captain Bill Urban wrote in a statement to the US Central Command.
“The United States must hold Iran accountable for the deaths of any Americans as a result of the work of Iranian-backed rock militia groups,” Urban added.
The Iraqi military said the attack was carried out by “illegal groups” with minor damage to some buildings.
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