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Multiple rockets were fired at a U.S.-led coalition military base in Baghdad’s Green Zone early Sunday morning local time, according to local reports. The number of targets and the extent of the damage were unclear. The United States Embassy is located within the Green Zone, raising the possibility that American diplomats, citizens, and military personnel…

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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Supporters of Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr carry placards depicting Donald Trump At least three rockets struck the US embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Sunday. One rocket hit the embassy cafeteria while two others landed a short distance away, a source told AFP.At least three people were injured,…

THE US Embassy compound in Baghdad was hit by numerous rockets on Sunday, according to US officials. The three direct hits were the first time the compound has been hit in a number of years and comes just weeks after a pro-Iranian militia group and supporters assaulted the compound. 3 Five missiles were reported to…

The US embassy in Baghdad's heavliy-fortified green zone came under attack from rocket fire on Sunday evening. Five rockets crashed into a river bank near the embassy in the Iraqi capital without causing any injuries, the US Joint Operations Command said in a statement, but AFP news agency citing a security source said that three…

There are no immediate reports of casualty (Representational)Baghdad: Three rockets hit near the US embassy in the Iraqi capital's high-security Green Zone, security sources told AFP, with no immediate reports of casualties.Sirens could be heard across the zone immediately after the rockets made impact.The US has blamed Iran-backed paramilitary groups for a spate of similar…

6:46 PM ETTim MacMahonESPN Staff Writer CloseJoined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas MavericksAppears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FMThe Houston Rockets are officially protesting Tuesday's 135-133 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, sources told ESPN, emphasizing that James Harden's dunk not being counted as a basket was a misapplication of rules…

1:29 AM ETTim MacMahonESPN Staff Writer CloseJoined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas MavericksAppears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FMSAN ANTONIO -- The Houston Rockets are optimistic the NBA office will take action after referees mistakenly did not count a James Harden dunk in Tuesday night's 135-133 double-overtime loss to the San…

Five rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip toward Israel just hours after a cease-fire was declared between Israel and Gaza’s militant Islamic Jihad group early Thursday morning, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson confirmed.CEASE-FIRE REACHED WITH ISRAEL TO END GAZA FIGHTING, ISLAMIC JIHAD SAYS An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes is seen in Gaza City,…

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip, drawing day-long rocket salvoes in the worst cross-border fighting in months.The rare targeted strike which killed Islamic Jihad's Baha Abu Al-Atta in Gaza came as Syrian state media said a separate missile attack had hit the…