An Iraqi police officer is on guard near the U.S. embassy in Baghdad as more police forces are deployed on the streets, a day after several rockets were fired into the green area of Baghdad.
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed Iran for a series of rocket attacks targeting the U.S. embassy in Iraq that warned of further aggression.
“Our embassy in Baghdad was hit on Sunday by several rockets. Three rockets could not be launched. Guess where they were: IRAN,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
“Some health-friendly advice in Iran: if an American is killed, I will hold Iran accountable. Think about it,” Trump wrote, adding that there was “talk of additional attacks against Iran.” Americans in Iraq. “
The president did not provide any additional details linking Iran to the attack.
More than 20 rockets were launched on Sunday at the fortified enclosure of the Baghdad Green Zone, home to the U.S. embassy and other official buildings.
No U.S. casualties were reported.
A spokesman for the US Central Command, which oversees the wars in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, wrote that Sunday’s rocket attack “was almost certainly led by a group of rogue militias backed by Iran “.
“It is important for the Iraqi people to understand that past attacks by Iran-backed rogue militia groups have killed more Iraqi civilians and members of the Iraqi security forces than the Americans,” the Navy commander said. Central US said in a statement.
“The United States will hold Iran responsible for the deaths of any Americans resulting from the work of these rogue militia groups backed by Iran,” Urban added.
The Iraqi army said the attack, which caused minor damage to some buildings, was carried out by an “illegal group.”
The latest revelation comes when Trump withheld his signature on the colossal National Defense Authorization Act. The NDAA, which usually happens with strong bipartisan support and veto-proof majorities, funds the U.S. national security portfolio. It has been signed into law for almost six consecutive decades.
The passage of the bill, at a minimum, ensures the salary increases of soldiers and keeps in operation the crucial programs of modernization of defense.