Drone strike near Iraqi intelligence headquarters in Baghdad kills officer

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffMarch 21, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Drone strike near Iraqi intelligence headquarters in Baghdad kills officer

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A drone strike on the Iraqi National Intelligence Service headquarters in Baghdad's Mansour district killed one police officer on Saturday morning. According to an Iraqi security official, the drone targeted a communications building housing an Iraqi security agency that works with US advisors. A second drone, apparently filming the attack, crashed into a nearby sports club. The attack occurred hours after three drone attacks targeted a US diplomatic and logistics hub at Baghdad International Airport, causing a fire near the base. Iraqi officials attribute the attacks to "outlaw groups" amid the ongoing regional conflict involving US-Israeli strikes on Iran-backed groups, who have retaliated with attacks on US interests in Iraq and the region.

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