CCTV On-Site Report | U.S. Embassy in Iraq Faces Consecutive Attacks, U.S. Has Not Disclosed Damage Details

GateUser-bd883c58 · 2026-03-17T02:21:51+00:00

In Baghdad's "Green Zone" in Iraq, the U.S. Embassy in Iraq came under drone attack in the early morning of the 17th, with some facilities catching fire. A reporter captured footage of the crashed drone in a secure environment. Casualty and damage figures have not yet been disclosed.

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2026-03-17 02:21:51

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Early morning on the 17th, local time, the U.S. Embassy in Iraq’s Green Zone in Baghdad was attacked by drones, and the facilities inside caught fire after the attack.

CCTV Reporter Mi Chunze: It is now around 3:30 a.m. Iraq time on the 17th. Over the past four hours, at least five rounds of airstrikes have hit the U.S. Embassy in Iraq behind me, within a straight-line distance of no more than 1 kilometer from my location.

Most of the attacking drones and rockets were intercepted by the air defense systems deployed inside the U.S. Embassy. Under the premise of ensuring safety, we captured footage of a drone crashing into the U.S. Embassy and catching fire.

Since the evening of the 16th, the Rashid Hotel and the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone have been targeted by drones and rockets. Currently, the U.S. diplomatic mission in Iraq has not disclosed any information about casualties or damage to facilities.

(CCTV Reporter Mi Chunze)

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