3 rockets fired into Baghdad's Green Zone as protests intensify

Three rockets had been fired into Baghdad’s Green Zone, the carefully fortified house of the capital that properties the U.S. Embassy, executive structures and U.S. provider individuals.

The Katyusha rockets landed “in the neighborhood of the Green Zone,” however precipitated no casualties, in response to Iraqi officials.

A U.S. militia spokesman in Baghdad mentioned they might per chance hear the rockets on the militia and embassy compound areas.

Rocket attacks on the Green Zone are very well-liked.

There had been no decrease than two attacks supreme weeks previously, including most honest no longer too prolonged previouslyon on Jan. 8andpreviously on Jan. 4 and 5. There had been no identified casualties in any of the attacks.

The rocket attacks early in January had been attributed to a responseto the U.S. drone assaultthat killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani outdoor Baghdad Airport.

Protests again surged in Baghdad on Monday with no decrease thanthree of us killed and dozens more injured, in response to The Connected Press.

Fourteen Iraqi law enforcement officials had been among the wounded, AP reported.