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Baghdad Green Zone and US Embassy getting absolutely smashed with drones (Original Post) Prairie Gates Mar 16 OP
Man, nobody could have seen that coming RockRaven Mar 16 #1
Where are you seeing this? Renew Deal Mar 16 #2
The strike on Monday evening hit the top floor of Al-Rasheed Hotel, causing damage but no casualties yaesu Mar 16 #4
... ruet Mar 16 #6
From RAI Italia (this is after the attacks cited by your other respondant) Prairie Gates Mar 17 #7
SIR! WE ARE WINNING THIS IRAQ WAR THING LIKE NOBODY HAS EVER WON Maru Kitteh Mar 16 #3
I thought The Bopper Mar 16 #5
Like Freddie Kruger, it keeps reviving. wnylib Mar 17 #8

RockRaven

(19,440 posts)
1. Man, nobody could have seen that coming
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 10:30 PM
Mar 16

except, like, every single fucking subject matter expert who was ignored, sidelined, or not consulted by these arrogant ignorant fools and the orange asshole they worship and enable.

yaesu

(9,337 posts)
4. The strike on Monday evening hit the top floor of Al-Rasheed Hotel, causing damage but no casualties
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 11:06 PM
Mar 16

The US Embassy was also targeted but no hits. Missiles hit Embassy property on the 14th. It's a nothing burger, just a lil reminder that tRump stirred up a hornets nest.

Prairie Gates

(8,207 posts)
7. From RAI Italia (this is after the attacks cited by your other respondant)
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 12:30 AM
Mar 17
https://www.rainews.it/maratona/2026/03/iran-attacco-trump-chiede-aiuto-su-hormuz-europa-si-sfila-israele-invade-il-libano-oltre-un-milione-di-profughi-9ea7afff-336c-44b1-a48d-37fc6b68275e.html#70573359-a6e6-49d5-854a-8053952e2715

Droni e razzi stanotte sull'ambasciata USA a Bagdad
Una ondata di attacchi con droni e razzi ha preso di mira l'ambasciata degli Stati Uniti a Baghdad nelle prime ore di martedì, hanno riferito fonti della sicurezza irachene, descrivendola come l'offensiva più intensa dall'inizio degli attacchi, con almeno cinque droni impiegati.

Una potente esplosione è stata avvertita nella capitale irachena, secondo quanto riferito martedì da un testimone di Reuters.


Drones and Rockets hit US Embassy in Baghdad Tonight
A wave of attacks with drones and rockets targeted the US Embassy in Baghdad in the early hours of Tuesday, according to Iraqi security sources, describing the most intense attacks since the beginning of hostilities, with at least five drones striking.

A strong explosion was heard in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, according to Reuters.

(my translation - apologies).

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