The US Embassy in Iraq’s capital Baghdad came under a rocket attack early Saturday, local media reported, citing a security source, Anadolu reports. The source told Shafaq News Agency that the attack resulted in the destruction of the embassy’s C-RAM air defense system “completely,” which is used to intercept incoming rockets and projectiles. The news agency quoted another unnamed security source as saying that “a satellite communications system was destroyed as a result of the attack that targeted the US Embassy compound in Baghdad.” The source explained that the damaged system was designated “to secure and exchange data via satellites for diplomatic staff and employees inside the compound.” The source added that the US C-RAM air defense system was unable […]
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Read Full Article on Middle East Monitor →![A view of the United States Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq, where a missile attack was reported to have caused damage on March 14, 2026. [Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AA-20260314-40819136-40819131-MISSILE_ATTACK_REPORTED_AT_US_EMBASSY_IN_BAGHDAD-scaled-e1773489889193.jpg)
