BAGHDAD, Sept 25 (NNN-NINA) – The U.S. embassy in Iraq issued an alert for its citizens, over potential attacks in major Iraqi cities, after an overnight attack near the embassy compound in Baghdad.
“The U.S. embassy warned all U.S. citizens of heightened tensions in the region, and the need to remain vigilant,” the embassy said, referring to the tensions between Washington and Tehran in the Gulf.
Before midnight Monday, two mortar rounds landed in the perimeter of the U.S. embassy in central Baghdad.
A police source said, the attack rocked the heavily fortified Green Zone and sirens were heard in the area, but no casualties were reported as the mortars landed on empty areas.
“We have made clear that attacks on coalition personnel and facilities will not be tolerated and the coalition forces retain the right to defend ourselves,” the statement said.
Iraqi militias frequently targeted the Green Zone, which houses the U.S. embassy and some of Iraqi government offices.– NNN-NINA