US Embassy Targeted On Third Day Of Attacks in Iraq

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone was the target of a rocket attack early on Thursday as tensions in Iraq escalate with daily attacks on U.S. troops and personnel in what an analyst says is a coordinated escalation coming from Iran-backed Shiite militias in Iraq. One of the two rockets fired at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Thursday was diverted by the anti-rocket systems, while the other landed close to the perimeter of the Green Zone, Iraqi security sources told Reuters. This was the third attack at bases or buildings housing U.S.…