The helipad of the US embassy in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, was struck in an attack. Images circulated by international agencies show heavy smoke rising from the building. According to the Associated Press, the helipad was hit by a rocket while the French news agency reports it was a drone attack.
Iraq: Two members of Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group killed
The attack followed airstrikes in Baghdad during the night that killed two commanders of an Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group, the Hezbollah Brigades.
