Bombing targets National Security Service headquarters in Baghdad
Iraqi security forces stand guard outside the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. Photo: AFP
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi National Security Service announced on Friday that its headquarters in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, was attacked by armed groups.
The agency’s spokesperson indicated that missile projectiles caused material damage to vehicles and buildings, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
The Iraqi National Security Service mentioned that it will pursue the perpetrators of these criminal attacks and bring them to justice.
The attack followed a bombardment targeting the US Embassy compound in Baghdad early on Friday.
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, confirmed that the perpetrators of these attacks are harming the stability and security of Iraq and that these groups do not represent the will of the Iraqi people, according to the spokesperson for the Iraqi Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul.
Al-Sudani explained that the Iraqi security forces will continue to protect diplomatic missions and maintain international treaties.
Around seven mortar rounds landed in the US Embassy compound in Baghdad during an attack early on Friday, a US military official told Reuters.
Iraqi armed groups have claimed responsibility for similar attacks on American forces in Iraq and Syria since October 17 in response to Washington’s support for Israel in its war in Gaza.