US Embassy in Baghdad Shelled With Rockets: Reports
US Embassy in Baghdad Shelled With Rockets: Reports, RIANOVISTI, October 22,2014
(Please see also BREAKING: Reports Say ISIS Hits US Embassy in Baghdad with Mortars for background information. — DM)
The US Embassy in Iraq located in central Baghdad has been shelled with rockets.
BAGHDAD, October 22 (RIA Novosti) – The US Embassy in Iraq located in central Baghdad has been shelled with rockets, Al-Mustakillah news agency reported Wednesday citing a security source.
“On Tuesday night the US Embassy was hit with three rockets. They were fired from a park area in the Dora district [in southern Baghdad],” the agency’s source said.
Earlier on Tuesday, Al-Sumaria TV channel reported a mortar shelling of the so-called “green zone” in the center of the capital, housing government buildings and foreign missions. Security forces surrounded the area to repel a potential attack.
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WarSclerotic 
October 22, 2014 at 5:13 PM
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October 22, 2014 at 5:22 PM
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October 24, 2014 at 8:19 AM
looks like a Saigon moment for USA all over again
October 24, 2014 at 3:19 PM
The US embassy in Baghdad was quite costly at $750 million in taxpayer money and debt. The extravagance of this compound is very much a symbol of America’s wealth and power. ISIS would just love to get control of this facility and destroy it for all to see.
Speaking of seeing, let’s all have a look of what we stand to lose…
http://www.businessinsider.com/750-million-united-states-embassy-iraq-baghdad-2013-3?op=1