A drone and US projectiles crashed into civilian homes in Baghdad's Al-Turath neighborhood on Monday, according to local Iraqi media channels.
On March 9, 2026, footage emerged of aerial debris crashing into residential buildings in the Iraqi capital. The mainstream Iraqi news channel وكالة بغداد اليوم الاخبارية reported the incident by publishing the first scenes of a drone falling on a house in Baghdad's Al-Turath neighborhood.
The Telegram channel واحد عراق, which frequently adopts an anti-US and resistance-aligned editorial stance, provided further specifics on the location. The channel reported that a drone fell on a home near Hussainiya Wilayat Ali in the Al-Turath neighborhood, sharing video capturing the exact moment the drone fell.
In a subsequent update, واحد عراق explicitly stated that US projectiles fell on citizens' homes in the capital. The channel highlights the danger posed to civilian lives and property by American munitions, framing the incident as a direct threat to citizens without offering additional context on whether the craft was intercepted or crashed due to a malfunction.
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