Missile attacks target U.S. and Iraqi government offices in Baghdad
There has been a surge in missile attacks on specific targets in Baghdad. On Sunday, nine Katyusha rockets were fired at various targets in the capital, and five of them hit the heavily fortified Green Zone.
Reports said at least one person was killed and 10 others injured in these attacks. There were no reports of casualties in the heavy security Green Zone where major U.S. and Iraqi government offices are situated.
Katyusha rockets were also reported to have fallen in Bab al-Sharqi and Jadiriya in the heart of Baghdad.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks which have surged amid reports that the government of Prime Minister Noori al-Maliki is trying to garner support for an extension of the presence of U.S. occupation troops in the country beyond their scheduled withdrawal by year’s end.
More rockets were reported to have fallen on U.S. military barracks in the southern Province of al-Qadissiya of which Diwaniya is the capital. Sirens in the barracks wailed but the troops gave no details of casualties or damage though columns of smoke were seen rising from the camp.
A U.S. military vehicle was destroyed by a an improvised explosive device in the southern city of Basra. The vehicle was part of a patrol convoy.
U.S. troops cordoned the area and refused to reveal whether there any casualties.
Meanwhile, violence targeting Iraqi civilians continued in the country. Gunmen in police uniform stormed a house in a Baghdad neighborhood, killing three of its inhabitants.
There were more bomb attacks on other areas of Baghdad over the weekend, some of them targeting police officers.
Initial reports say at least 10 police officers have been injured in the attacks.
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