A series of drone strikes targeted the US Embassy and logistical support camps in Baghdad, with intercepted projectiles falling on civilian structures including the Al-Rasheed Hotel.
A wave of drone attacks struck Baghdad on March 16, targeting US diplomatic and military installations. The strikes occurred against the backdrop of an unprecedented regional war that erupted earlier in the month, which has seen Iran and "Axis of Resistance" militias launch widespread drone and missile attacks on US bases in response to the US-Israeli "Epic Wrath" operation and the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader.
According to the Qatar-based network Al Jazeera, which frequently covers regional conflicts from a pan-Arab perspective, an Iraqi security source confirmed that a drone targeted the US Embassy in central Baghdad. A subsequent update from the same source reported that air defenses actively intercepted a drone "in the vicinity of the US Embassy."
The strikes also extended to military infrastructure outside the city center. Iraqi security sources told Al Jazeera that a separate "drone attack targeted the logistical support camp near Baghdad Airport."
Several projectiles from the attacks fell onto civilian structures within the Iraqi capital. The local Iraqi news channel ONEIQ1 cited an urgent statement from the Ministry of Interior, reporting that civil defense forces dealt with a "projectile that fell on the roof of the Al-Rasheed Hotel". Additionally, an Iraqi security source told Al Jazeera that a drone fell on a house in the Jadriya area in central Baghdad.
Despite the urban nature of the incidents, authorities confirmed there were no casualties. The Ministry of Interior stated the Al-Rasheed Hotel incident "did not result in any human or material damages", a fact echoed by Al Jazeera's security sources regarding the broader strikes across the city center.
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