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Pro-Iran armed groups carried out two attacks on United States diplomatic sites in Iraq overnight, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said Sunday.
“Iraqi terrorist militias affiliated with Iran conducted two more egregious attacks against U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq overnight in an attempt to kill American diplomats,” an embassy spokesperson said in a statement.
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said Iran-aligned Iraqi militia groups carried out two separate attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions in the country overnight.
In a written statement, the embassy said the attacks were carried out with the aim of assassinating American diplomats in Iraq.
The statement said that in recent weeks, hundreds of attacks were carried out from Iraqi territory against American citizens, neighboring countries, Iraqi state institutions and civilians, and that these attacks occurred in different regions, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
The United States said it had repeatedly called on the Iraqi government to stop attacks against American facilities and to prevent militia groups from using Iraqi territory to carry out attacks.
It also warned that if the Iraqi government fails to fulfill its obligations, the United States will not hesitate to defend its personnel and facilities.
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The statement also said that a reward of up to $3 million will be offered for information that helps identify the individuals or groups responsible for the attacks on American diplomatic missions in Iraq.
The region has been on alert since the United States and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on Feb. 28, killing more than 1,340 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Gulf states hosting U.S. forces, while restricting movement through the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which roughly 20 million barrels of oil passed daily before the start of the war.
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