Date: 26 January 2020 10:06pm WAT
Iraqi protesters cover their eyes to avoid tear gas amid clashes with security forces during an anti-government demonstration in Al-Khilani square in the capital Baghdad, on January 26, 2020. - Iraqi security forces shot live rounds to clear protests in Baghdad and the south for a second day, but thousands of determined students flooded the streets to keep up their movement. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
Iraqi protesters cover their eyes to avoid tear gas amid clashes with security forces during an anti-government demonstration in Al-Khilani square in the capital Baghdad, on January 26, 2020. - Iraqi security forces shot live rounds to clear protests in Baghdad and the south for a second day, but thousands of determined students flooded the streets to keep up their movement. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
Three out of five rockets fired on Sunday directly hit the US embassy in Iraq’s capital, a security source told AFP, including one that slammed into a cafe at dinner time.
Iraq’s security forces had earlier reported no casualties.
The diplomatic mission, which lies in Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone, has been regularly hit by rockets in recent months. Sunday’s attack took place earlier in the day than usual and it was the first time a direct hit was reported.
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