Pentagon investigating suspected attack near US Embassy
“We are awaiting reports to come through confirming an attack (in Baghdad) actually took place.”
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – A Pentagon official told Kurdistan 24 on the basis of anonymity that they are investigating reports that an attack took place on the US Embassy in Baghdad.
“We can confirm that alarms on Union III indicated an attack in the vicinity of Union III and the Baghdad Embassy Complex,” the source said, while noting “However, we are awaiting reports to come through confirming an attack actually took place. The suspected attack is still under investigation."
Union III of the Forward Operating Base (FOB), a.k.a. Al-Tawheed Al-Thalith, is the main HQ of US, coalition and Iraqi forces in their fight against ISIS.
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