Two rockets explode near US embassy in Baghdad with no casualties: report

Via The Hill...

At least two rockets have struck the area in Iraq’s capital city where the U.S. embassy is held, the same dayPresident Trumpannounced that Iran "appears to be standing down,” according to multiple reports.

Iraq’s military said the Katyusha rockets hit inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, a location that holds several western nation embassies and businesses.

At least one of the rockets fell about 330 feet away from the U.S. embassy, Reuters reported.

The attacks come a day after Iran claimed to have struck two Iraqi bases in an attempt to hit U.S. military personnel and targets.

Iraq’s military released a statement that said there were no casualties from the Baghdad strike.

The White House and Pentagon have not commented on the latest missile attack.

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