Today, Sunday, the Iraqi army said that an "outlaw" group fired missiles at the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, where the US embassy and many diplomatic headquarters and government institutions are located.
Security sources told Reuters that at least 3 Katyusha rockets landed in the Green Zone, and security officials said that the attack targeted the US embassy.
The army stated - in a statement - that the missiles hit a residential complex inside the Green Zone, causing damage to buildings and cars, but did not result in casualties.
Sirens sounded from the embassy compound inside the area, which includes government buildings and foreign missions.
A security official whose office is located in the Green Zone said that an anti-missile system built to defend the US embassy was able to divert one of those missiles.
Videos posted on social media showed the moment the US defense system responded to the missiles.