Security Sources: Missile Hits U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

The United States embassy in Baghdad has been struck in a missile attack, according to Iraqi security sources, raising fresh concerns about escalating tensions in the region.

Sources said a missile hit inside the embassy compound located in the heavily fortified Green Zone, an area that houses government buildings and foreign diplomatic missions. Smoke was reportedly seen rising from the facility following the strike.

Initial reports indicate that the projectile struck a helipad within the embassy complex, causing damage but with no immediate confirmation of casualties. Security officials said investigations were ongoing to determine the origin of the attack.

The attack comes amid heightened tensions across the Middle East, with diplomatic facilities and military installations increasingly targeted as regional hostilities escalate.

The U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad, one of the largest American diplomatic missions in the world, has been targeted multiple times in the past by rockets and drones fired by armed groups operating in Iraq.

Authorities have yet to confirm who was responsible for the latest strike, and no group has immediately claimed responsibility. Iraqi security forces have reportedly begun an investigation while monitoring the situation in the capital.

Further details on the extent of the damage and possible casualties were not immediately available.