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US Embassy in Baghdad Targeted by Rockets and Drones

A heavy barrage of rockets and armed drones struck near the US embassy in Baghdad and the Green Zone in one of the most intense assaults since the Iran war began, prompting heightened security and urgent diplomatic concern

Number

400 - Reported dead in Kabul hospital strike

Quote

"They have been literally obliterated" — Donald Trump

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US Embassy in Baghdad Targeted by Rockets and Drones

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