Coordinated Drone and Missile Attacks Target US Embassy and Military Bases in Iraq

Coordinated Drone and Missile Attacks Target US Embassy and Military Bases in Iraq

Amid the unprecedented regional war that erupted earlier this month following Operation Epic Wrath and the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader, militant factions have drastically intensified their retaliatory campaigns against American assets in Iraq. On Monday, heavy drone and missile strikes simultaneously targeted US diplomatic facilities and military installations across the country.

In the capital, the US Embassy in the Green Zone came under direct attack. According to قناة الجزيرة, an Iraqi security source confirmed that air defenses intercepted a drone at the US Embassy in central Baghdad. However, قناة القدس reported that footage showed smoke rising above the embassy compound after being targeted by a drone. The anti-US, pro-Resistance channel نهج المقاومة{جنوب لبنان} claimed a direct drone strike on the American embassy and noted the activation of the C-RAM air defense system.

The Victoria military base near Baghdad International Airport has also faced a relentless barrage. أخبار غزة الأن 🇵🇸 reported that "the attacks carried out via heavy missiles and drones against the American Victoria base near Baghdad airport have not stopped until this moment", asserting that a decision to dismantle the base appears to have been made. Framing the presence as an occupying force, the anti-US monitoring channel [[[جنوب لبنان]]راصد العدو](https://t.me/rasedal3ado138e) stated that explosions shook the Victoria base of the American occupation.

The attacks extended beyond Baghdad. Al Jazeera cited a security source confirming that air defenses intercepted a drone at Balad Airbase in Salah al-Din province.

Simultaneously, reports emerged of counter-strikes or new escalations in other regions. قناة الميادين | عاجل, a network aligned with the Axis of Resistance, reported initial news of an aggression targeting Jurf al-Nasr in northern Babil, an area heavily populated by Iran-aligned militias. Multiple outlets, including وكالة شهاب | عاجل and شـبكــة اليمن الإخبارية, reported massive explosions in Nineveh province in northern Iraq, which Al Mayadeen noted was likely caused by an airstrike.

These heavy engagements in Iraq underscore the broader escalation sweeping the Middle East, aligning with the ongoing Axis of Resistance retaliation that recently prompted the US State Department to order emergency evacuations of diplomats from 14 countries in the region.