The US State Department: Three security guards working at the US Diplomatic Support Center in Baghdad were taken to the hospital after it was targeted by factions.

الخارجية الأميركية: نقل 3 حراس أمن يعملون في مركز الدعم الدبلوماسي الأميركي في بغداد إلى المستشفى بعد استهدافه من الفصائل

Washington Post: Drone Strikes Key Logistics Hub for US Diplomats in Iraq The US Diplomatic Support Center in Baghdad was attacked by a drone, according to the Washington Post. Politics Author: Al-Mayadeen Net Source: The Washington Post March 11 0:00 The Washington Post reported early Wednesday that a major US diplomatic facility in Iraq was attacked by a drone on Tuesday, according to a security official and an internal US alert. The source explained that the strike was carried out by the Iraqi resistance and targeted the Diplomatic Support Center in Baghdad, a logistics hub used extensively by US diplomats near Iraqi military bases and Baghdad Airport. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq had announced early Monday a significant escalation in its military operations against "enemy bases in Iraq and the region." Early Tuesday, it shot down an MQ-9 drone belonging to the US occupation forces in northern Basra province using appropriate weaponry. A recent assessment of the damage to the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was attacked in a suspected drone strike, revealed that parts of the facility are "irreparable and must be closed." In a related development, Reuters reported that after images of the damage to U.S. bases were released, Planet Labs, the satellite imagery company, expanded access restrictions on its images.

"واشنطن بوست": مسيّرة أصابت مركزاً لوجستياً رئيسياً للدبلوماسيين الأميركيين في العراق مركز الدعم الدبلوماسي الأميركي في بغداد يتعرّض لهجوم بطائرة مسيّرة، وفق صحيفة "واشنطن بوست" الأميركية. سياسة الكاتب: الميادين نت المصدر: صحيفة "واشنطن بوست" الأميركية 11 آذار 0:00 أفادت صحيفة "واشنطن بوست" الأميركية، فجر الأربعاء، بأنّ منشأة دبلوماسية أميركية رئيسية في العراق تعرّضت لهجوم بطائرة مسيّرة يوم الثلاثاء، وفق مسؤول أمني و"تنبيه داخلي" أميركي. وأوضح المصدر أنّ الضربة قامت بها المقاومة العراقية، واستهدفت مركز الدعم الدبلوماسي في بغداد، وهو مركز لوجستي واسع الاستخدام للدبلوماسيين الأميركيين بالقرب من القواعد العسكرية العراقية ومطار بغداد. وكانت المقاومة الإسلامية في العراق، قد أعلنت فجر الاثنين، عن تصعيد واسع في عملياتها العسكرية ضد "قواعد العدو في العراق والمنطقة". وأسقطت، فجر الثلاثاء، مُسيّرة من نوع "MQ9" تابعة للاحتلال الأميركي في شمال محافظة البصرة، بالسلاح المناسب. كما أظهر تقييم حديث للأضرار التي لحقت بالسفارة الأميركية في الرياض بالمملكة العربية السعودية، والتي تعرّضت لهجوم يشتبه في أنه بطائرة مسيّرة، أنّ أجزاء من المنشأة "غير قابلة للإصلاح ويجب إغلاقها". وفي سياق متّصل، قالت وكالة "رويترز"، إنّه بعد نشر صور الخسائر في القواعد الأميركية، وسّعت شركة "بلانيت لابز" التي تدير أقماراً اصطناعية قيود الوصول إلى صورها.

The US State Department: Three security guards working at the US Diplomatic Support Center in Baghdad were taken to the hospital after it was targeted by factions.

الخارجية الأميركية: نقل 3 حراس أمن يعملون في مركز الدعم الدبلوماسي الأميركي في بغداد إلى المستشفى بعد استهدافه من الفصائل

Washington Post: Drone targets US diplomatic support center in Baghdad #AlArabiya_Breaking

واشنطن بوست: مسيّرة تستهدف مركز الدعم الدبلوماسي الأميركي في بغداد #العربية_عاجل

A drone targeted the US diplomatic support center in Baghdad.

مسيّرة تستهدف مركز الدعم الدبلوماسي الأميركي في بغداد

The Washington Post reported that a drone targeted the U.S. Diplomatic Support Center near Baghdad International Airport in an attack likely carried out by Iranian-backed militias. According to the report, six drones were launched toward the compound. Defenses shot down five, while the sixth struck a guard tower, prompting personnel inside the facility to take emergency measures. There were no immediate reports of casualties, and the White House, the Pentagon, and the State Department have yet to issue an official statement.

أفادت صحيفة "واشنطن بوست" بأن طائرة مسيرة استهدفت، مركز الدعم الدبلوماسي الأميركي قرب مطار بغداد، في هجوم يرجح أن جماعات مسلحة مدعومة من إيران تقف خلفه. ووفقا للتقرير، أُطلقت 6 طائرات مسيرة باتجاه المجمع، نجحت الدفاعات في إسقاط 5 منها، بينما أصابت السادسة برج حراسة، مما دفع الأفراد داخل المنشأة إلى اتخاذ تدابير الطوارئ. ولم ترد تقارير فورية عن وقوع إصابات بشرية، في حين لم يصدر تعليق رسمي من البيت الأبيض أو البنتاغون أو وزارة الخارجية الأميركية حتى الآن.

Breaking news: A drone assault hit a major U.S. diplomatic facility in Iraq in a suspected retaliation by pro-Tehran militias to the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran, according to a security official and an internal U.S. alert reviewed by The Post.

In the nearly 10 days since the State Department directed non-emergency government employees to leave Iraq amid the war with Iran, the U.S. has struggled to remove all personnel impacted by the order from potential danger, two U.S. officials tell ABC News.Officials say U.S. diplomatic missions across the Middle East were given little warning in the run up to the strikes, and that even though conditions in countries like Iraq quickly deteriorated to a point where an ordered departure for non-emergency personnel would be expected, days passed before the orders were formally issued.Military flights to remove personnel from Baghdad, where the U.S. embassy is located, were delayed by several days after the order was issued due to hazardous security conditions, the officials said.Diplomatic staff at the American consulate in Erbil were also forced to shelter-in-place when the facility came under attack from Iran before they were ultimately flown out of the country by the British Royal Air Force due to constraints on the U.S. military, which would normally carry out such a mission, according to the officials.The U.K. Ministry of Defense confirmed to ABC News that the RAF carried "a number of US consulate staff and contractors, at their request" from Iraq to Cyprus."We cannot comment on specific operational details, but as a general matter, U.S. Mission Iraq continues to implement all needed steps to ensure the safety of our diplomatic personnel and facilities," a State Department spokesperson said.On the timing of ordered departures, a department official said decisions "are based on real-time security assessments between Washington" and diplomatic posts."In this case, once Embassy Baghdad requested ordered departure, the department approved that request within hours in order to reduce our footprint and protect personnel," the official said. Though heavily fortified, American diplomatic facilities in Iraq have been under near-constant attack from Iran and its proxy militia groups since the U.S. initiated military action against Iran on Feb. 28.On Wednesday, a major diplomatic support facility in Baghdad was hit by a suspected drone attack, according to another official, who said the damage assessment was ongoing."We can confirm the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center was targeted by Iran-backed terrorist militias overnight," a State Department spokesperson said. "We remain in close contact with the Government of Iraq regarding steps to protect U.S. personnel and facilities."Popular ReadsThree security guards were taken to the hospital after the attack, according to two State Department officials familiar with the matter. The guards were taken to the hospital for medical evaluation due to their "proximity to the impact sites," one official said. It's unclear whether they were discharged from the hospital. The diplomatic support facility is guarded by locally hired contractors, not direct U.S. government hires. All U.S. government personnel are believed to be accounted for. Despite repeated urging from the U.S. that the Iraqi government step up efforts to defend American interests in the country, officials say the Trump administration has been disappointed by the response.

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - A drone struck a major U.S. diplomatic facility in Iraq on Tuesday amid the U.S.-Israeli air war on Iran, but there were no injuries and everyone ​was accounted for, according to a U.S. official and an internal State Department alert seen by Reuters.The ‌drone hit the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, next to the Baghdad airport, impacting near a guard tower, the internal alert from the Department seen by Reuters said. Individuals at the facility were ordered to "duck and cover", it said. A separate alert said everyone was accounted for.The Reuters Iran Briefing newsletter keeps you informed with the latest developments and analysis of the Iran war. Sign up here.Report AdThe State Department confirmed ​the center was targeted and pointed to "Iran-backed terrorist militias" but offered no other details about the incident. The U.S. ​and the Iraqi government are in close contact about steps to protect U.S. personnel and facilities, ⁠it added in a statement on Wednesday.The White House did not respond to a request for comment.The Washington Post first reported the ​incident and said a total of six drones were launched toward the compound in Baghdad and that five were shot down. ​It also said the attack was likely carried out by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed armed factions.Report AdIraq condemned the attacks near the Iraqi bases but did not mention the damaged U.S. facility, according to the Washington Post."The (Iraqi) Ministry of Defense stresses that it will ​not stand by as a spectator. Rather, it will firmly confront and pursue … all parties involved," the ministry said in a ​statement cited by the newspaper.The U.S. and Israel began attacks on Iran on February 28. Iran has responded with its own strikes on Israel ‌and Gulf ⁠countries with U.S. bases.Raising the stakes for the global economy, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it would block oil shipments from the Gulf unless U.S. and Israeli attacks cease.The United States and Israel pounded Iran on Tuesday with what the Pentagon and Iranians on the ground called the most intense airstrikes of the war, despite global markets betting that President Donald Trump will seek ​to end the conflict soon.The Revolutionary ​Guards said it fired ⁠missiles on Tuesday evening at Qatar's U.S.-operated Al Udeid base and the Al Harir base in Iraq's Kurdistan. Those launches were followed by drone attacks targeting a gathering of U.S. troops at ​Al Dhafra air base in the United Arab Emirates and Juffair naval base in Bahrain.U.S. President Donald ​Trump has said ⁠the strikes were aimed to eliminate what he called imminent threats from Iran, citing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs and its support for militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah.Iran, which denies seeking a nuclear weapon, has called the attacks an unlawful violation of its ⁠sovereignty. Iran ​does not have nuclear weapons. Israel is believed to be the only Middle ​Eastern country with nuclear weapons, while Washington is also nuclear-armed.Israel says 11 civilians have been killed in Iranian attacks. Iran's U.N. ambassador said on Tuesday the U.S.-Israeli ​strikes had killed more than 1,300 civilians.Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk, Ismail Shakil and Kanishka Singh; Editing by Kate Mayberry and Michael PerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tabHumeyra Pamuk is a senior foreign policy correspondent based in Washington DC. She covers the U.S. State Department, regularly traveling with U.S. Secretary of State. During her 20 years with Reuters, she has had postings in London, Dubai, Cairo and Turkey, covering everything from the Arab Spring and Syria's civil war to numerous Turkish elections and the Kurdish insurgency in the southeast. In 2017, she won the Knight-Bagehot fellowship program at Columbia University’s School of Journalism. She holds a BA in International Relations and an MA on European Union studies.Kanishka Singh is a breaking news reporter for Reuters in Washington DC, who primarily covers US politics and national affairs in his current role. His past breaking news coverage has spanned across a range of topics like the Black Lives Matter movement; the US elections; the 2021 Capitol riots and their follow up probes; the Brexit deal; US-China trade tensions; the NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan; the COVID-19 pandemic; and a 2019 Supreme Court verdict on a religious dispute site in his native India.