Watch: Multiple drones strike U.S. embassy in Baghdad
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“The U.S. embassy in Baghdad came under attack early Tuesday, March 17, as drones targeted the heavily fortified compound in Iraq’s capital.”
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All Wikipedia sources provide no evidence of a drone attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad in 2026. The only relevant entry mentions protests near the Green Zone on March 1, 2026, which is unrelated to embassy attacks. No cross-references or web results confirm the event.
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— The 2026 Baghdad clashes were confrontations between demonstrators and Iraqi security forces near the Green Zone in Baghdad on 1 March 2026. The protests erupted after reports that Ali Khamenei, the S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Baghdad_clashes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Baghdad_clashes
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— The Battle of Baghdad, also known as the Fall of Baghdad, was a military engagement that took place in Baghdad in early April 2003, as part of the invasion of Iraq.
Three weeks into the invasion of Ir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baghdad_(2003)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baghdad_(2003)
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— The Embassy of the United States of America in Baghdad (Arabic: سفارة الولايات المتحدة، بغداد) is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in the Republic of Iraq. Chargé d'affaires ad i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States,_…
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“Eyewitness footage showed air defence systems firing into the night sky, intercepting incoming drones during what Iraqi security sources described as one of the most intense assaults in recent weeks.”
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Wikipedia sources contain no information about air defense systems intercepting drones or any attacks on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The cited entries describe unrelated historical events and infrastructure details.
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— Baghdad International Airport (IATA: BGW, ICAO: ORBI) (Arabic: مطار بغداد الدولي, romanized: Maṭār Baġdād ad-Dawaliyy), previously known as Saddam International Airport (IATA: SDA, ICAO: ORBS) is an i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_International_Airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_International_Airport
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— The Battle of Baghdad, also known as the Fall of Baghdad, was a military engagement that took place in Baghdad in early April 2003, as part of the invasion of Iraq.
Three weeks into the invasion of Ir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baghdad_(2003)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baghdad_(2003)
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— The Embassy of the United States of America in Baghdad (Arabic: سفارة الولايات المتحدة، بغداد) is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in the Republic of Iraq. Chargé d'affaires ad i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States,_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States,_…
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