News - Middle East: The US embassy in Baghdad has been targeted with rockets as anti-US sentiments run high in the country over Washington’s staunch support for the ongoing Israeli genocide against Gazans.

A US embassy spokesperson confirmed the attack, saying it did not result in any casualties. 

An Iraqi security official said 14 Katyusha rockets were fired and that while some struck near one of the embassy’s gates, others fell into the nearby Tigris river.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

It marked the first time the US embassy had been fired on, after dozens of attacks on military bases housing US forces in Iraq and Syria since mid-October.

The US has several times attacked Iraq’s Popular Mobilization forces over the past weeks, killing several Iraqi forces.

Many such attacks against the US forces have been claimed by groups operating under the banner of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.

On Friday, the Islamic Resistance announced two fresh attacks targeting the Ain al-Assad airbase in western Iraq as well as a US base in the Koniko gas field in Syria. 

The movement has urged Washington to stop its strong support for Israeli atrocities against Palestinians.

Baghdad and other cities in Iraq have over the past weeks been scenes of massive popular protests against the Israeli onslaught and Washington’s support for it.

Source: Press TV