The US-Israel-Iran war · Iraq

Rockets fired at the US embassy in Baghdad; Iraqi PM orders pursuit of attackers

Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 0 tied to no party.

The US embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone was attacked with rockets on 7 March, Al Jazeera reported. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani ordered security forces to pursue those behind the "terrorist act of launching projectiles toward the US embassy", without naming them. Iran and aligned armed groups had been attacking US sites in Iraq since the war began.

When: 7 March 2026
Where: US Embassy Baghdad, Iraq (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
What: missile attack, embassy · military
Against: Government of the United States
Attribution: Not attributed. The Iraqi statement did not name who fired.
In the record: Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

Evidence Al Jazeera Media · Government of Qatar origin: Al Jazeera reporting; Iraqi prime minister's office statement · published 2026-03-07 00:00 UTC

History

When	Field	From	To	Why
2026-10-27 21:03 UTC	status	null	reported	P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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