US Facilities At Baghdad Airport Attacked Overnight

11:59 22.3.2026

The AFP news agency, citing an Iraqi security official, reported eight overnight rocket and drone attacks on the US diplomatic and logistics center at Baghdad International Airport.

According to the report, the attacks continued through the morning of March 22, with some rockets landing near the US base. Meanwhile, another security source reported that employees had left the US facility at the airport on March 21.

Security sources said at least six attacks had been confirmed and the police had discovered a rocket launcher in an area near the airport. The facility, located in the Baghdad International Airport complex, has been targeted several times since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran on February 28.

Meanwhile, armed groups close to the Iranian government have claimed responsibility for attacks on US interests in Iraq and elsewhere in the region. A coalition calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it had carried out 21 rocket and drone attacks against “occupier bases” in the past 24 hours.

These groups had previously called for the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq.

However, the US Embassy in Baghdad has not been targeted for the fourth consecutive night. This comes after the Kataib Hezbollah group announced on March 19 that it would temporarily halt its attacks for five days.

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