IRANIAN DRONE STRIKES ON US ASSETS IN IRAQ
Iranian or Iran-linked drone attacks targeting US diplomatic facilities, military assets and energy infrastructure in Iraq, including the US Embassy in Baghdad and oilfields, as part of the broader Iran-US military confrontation
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Baghdad Drone Swarms Put US C-RAM System to the Test
AL JAZEERA ARABICأسراب المسيّرات في بغداد.. اختبار معقد لقدرات منظومة "سي رام" الأمريكية
3/17/2026, 3:30:00 PM
A large drone swarm attacked the US Embassy compound in Baghdad, putting the American C-RAM air defence system to a complex test. Although two drones were intercepted, a third struck inside the embassy complex, prompting Washington to urge its nationals to leave Iraq immediately.
Is Iraq Being Dragged into the War?
FRANCE 24L'Irak aspiré dans la guerre ? Parlons-en avec R. Beaumont, A. Bakawan et M.-C. Roupie
3/17/2026, 2:12:32 PM
Iraq, sharing a 1,500-kilometre border with Iran, risks being drawn into the wider conflict despite its own bitter experience of war. The country finds itself caught between Washington's pressure and Tehran's deep influence, struggling to chart an independent course. Analysts examine the growing anxiety over Iraq's fragile stability as regional tensions escalate.