By George Stephens • Published: 16 Feb 2020 • 3:50
Several blasts have been heard in Baghdad’s green zone with reports of a direct strike just outside the American Embassy.
The various explosions from multiple rockets fired shook Baghdad’s green zone that contains the US led coalition military base which is located just outside the embassy.
The target was the Union 3 base which is understood to to have taken a direct hit.
Whilst currently it remains unclear of any deaths or casualties.
5 blasts are understood to have been hit the green zone and rocket alarms have been triggered.
Twitter is currently full of videos of air raid sirens blaring in the area and jets are now airborne flying over the area that has been targeted.
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