Drone strikes luxury hotel in Baghdad’s Green Zone, home to US embassy

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On Monday, a drone strike ignited a fire at Baghdad's al-Rasheed Hotel, a luxury establishment within the Green Zone often used by foreign diplomats. Shortly before the drone attack, air defenses intercepted a rocket attack targeting the US embassy, also located in the Green Zone. These incidents occurred shortly after Kataeb Hezbollah, a Tehran-backed group, announced the death of its senior security commander. While the interior ministry confirmed the drone strike on the hotel roof, it reported no casualties or significant damage. Security forces cordoned off the area around the hotel, which also houses some diplomatic missions, as firefighters responded to the scene.

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Key claims

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A projectile fell on the roof of the al-Rasheed Hotel, before clarifying that it was a drone.

factualIraq’s interior ministry

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The incident caused no casualties or material damage.

factualIraq’s interior ministry

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Kataeb Hezbollah announced that its senior security commander Abu Ali al-Askari had been killed.

factualKataeb Hezbollah

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Air defences foiled a rocket attack at the US embassy.

factualAgence France-Presse

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A drone sparked a fire at a luxury hotel in Baghdad’s Green Zone.

factualAgence France-Presse

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Full report

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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 soon 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 that “a projectile fell on the roof of the al-Rasheed Hotel”, before clarifying that it was a drone. It did not specify whether the building itself was the target.“The incident caused no casualties or material damage,” it added.A street leading to the hotel, which hosts a few diplomatic missions, was blocked by a large security deployment, with firefighters and ambulances present, according to an Agence France-Presse correspondent.Witnesses saw a fire break out on the roof of the hotel inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, home to diplomatic missions, including the US embassy, and government institutions.

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