Rockets hit US embassy in Baghdad

Three rockets hit the United States Embassy in Baghdad on Sunday for the first time. At least one person was injured. For now, it is unknown whether the victim is an American or an Iraqi official. The case comes on the same day that thousands of anti-government protesters in Iraq defied security forces, who opened fire, causing two deaths

In the past few weeks, the United States embassy, ​​located in the secure Green Zone of Baghdad, and Iraqi bases with American soldiers have been the target of attacks. None have been claimed, but Washington has accused pro-Iranian militias.

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi called Sunday's incident an "aggression" that could "turn Iraq into a war zone". In Washington, the State Department asked Iraq to "protect US diplomatic facilities".

In late December, an American contractor died in a rocket attack on a base that housed American soldiers in northern Iraq. In retaliation, Washington carried out air strikes on December 29 against various bases of Hezbollah brigades, an Iraqi Shiite group of Popular Mobilization Forces, or Hashd Al Shaabi, a pro-Iranian paramilitary coalition that is part of Iraq's security forces.

At least 25 fighters from Hezbollah brigades were killed in the attacks, and on December 31, thousands of their supporters attacked the U.S. embassy. About 5,200 American soldiers are deployed in Iraq to lead the coalition against the extremist Islamic State (IS) group.

The resentment against the United States in the country was fueled after the death of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi lieutenant Abu Mehdi al Muhandis, in the attack of an American drone in Baghdad on January 3.