US embassy in Iraq's Baghdad hit in missiles attack, security sources say

A general view of the U.S. Embassy, after Iraqi security sources said the embassy was hit in a missile attack, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

March ⁠14 (Reuters) - The ⁠U.S. Embassy ‌in the Iraqi capital ​Baghdad was ⁠hit in ⁠a missiles attack, ⁠Iraqi ‌security ⁠sources told Reuters ​on ‌Saturday.

The attack ⁠caused ​smoke to ⁠rise from the ​embassy's building, the sources ⁠said, without providing details on ​the ⁠damage.

(Reporting by ​Muayad ‌Hameed; Editing ​by Stephen Coates)