Rockets 'Hit US Embassy' In Iraq Capital

US embassy in Baghdad has been repeatedly targeted by rockets (Reuters)

Daily Mail: Three rockets 'score direct hits on the US embassy in Baghdad' in latest round of missiles aimed at heavily fortified Green Zone

* The diplomatic mission has been regularly hit by rockets in recent months
* Sunday's attack took place earlier than usual and is first time direct hit reported
* It comes as demonstrators hit Iraq streets to keep up their protest movement

Three rockets slammed into the US embassy in Iraq's capital on Sunday in the first direct hit reported after months of close calls, as thousands kept up anti-government sit-ins across the country.

The attack marked a dangerous escalation in the spree of rocket attacks in recent months that have targeted the embassy or Iraqi military bases where American troops are deployed.

None of the attacks has been claimed but Washington has repeatedly blamed Iran-backed military factions in

Iraq.

On Sunday, one rocket hit an embassy cafeteria at dinner time while two others landed nearby, a security source said.

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Rocket strikes dining facility at US Embassy compound in Baghdad, US official says -- CNN
Rocket slams into U.S. Embassy dining hall in Baghdad -- NYDaily News
Rockets 'hit US embassy' in Iraq capital amid anti-gov't protests -- Al Jazeera
Three Rockets Strike US Embassy in Baghdad, One Hits Dining Facility - Reports -- Sputnik

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