Mortars fired at Baghdad’s Green Zone
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Three mortars were fired at Baghdad’s Green Zone, Federal Ministry of Defense Spokesperson Major General Yehia Rasool confirmed in a tweet on Sunday, July 19.
The spokesman added that the projectiles had targeted the heavily-fortified area, which is home to numerous government offices and foreign missions, including the US embassy.
No casualties were reported.
The spokesman further added that Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi had ordered the security forces to find and arrest the perpetrators and called on all citizens to cooperate with the investigation.
Rocket and mortar attacks on the Green Zone are usually blamed on militias within the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).
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