Baghdad, March 16, 2026 (AFP) - Baghdad Green Zone targeted in attack, leaving hotel roof on fire

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2026-03-17

A drone sparked a fire on Monday at a luxury hotel frequented by foreign diplomats in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone shortly before air defences foiled a rocket attack at the US embassy. The attacks came shortly after the powerful Tehran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group announced that its senior security commander Abu Ali al-Askari had been killed, without providing details on the circumstances of his death. Iraq's interior ministry said initially t......

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