The US-Israel-Iran war · Iraq

Drone attacks near US diplomatic support centre and airport in Baghdad; US summons Iraqi ambassador

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

The US embassy said an Iran-aligned Iraqi militia carried out multiple drone attacks near the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center and Baghdad International Airport, and a drone struck the facility, Reuters reported via the Times of Israel. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau summoned Iraq's ambassador, stressing the Iraqi government's failure to prevent the attacks, the State Department said.

When: 9 April 2026
Where: Baghdad, Iraq
What: drone attack, diplomatic
Acting party: Popular Mobilization Forces
Against: Government of the United States
Attribution: Attributed by one source. The US embassy blamed an Iran-aligned Iraqi militia without naming it.
In the record: Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

Origin of the claim Times of Israel Media · Unaffiliated origin: US embassy and State Department statements, reported by Reuters · published 2026-04-09 00:00 UTC
Origin of the claim NBC Washington Media · Unaffiliated origin: State Department statement · published 2026-04-09 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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