Breaking: Explosions Reported Near U.S. Embassy In Baghdad

Explosions Reported Near US Embassy & Balad Airbase In Baghdad, Several Wounded

Summary:

• Hezbollah warns Iraqi Security Forces to stay away from US bases.
• Multiple 'Katyusha' unguided missiles/mortars fired into two regions near Baghdad.
• Green Zone neighborhood in Baghdad, comes under mortar shell attack: 5 ppl wounded.
• Balad airbase (hosts US troops) near Baghdad: 3 Iraqi soldiers wounded.

Iraqi Kata'ib Hezbollah warning Iraqi Security Forces should stay away from US bases starting Sunday evening. pic.twitter.com/inW1zDgZMU

— Aldin 🇧🇦 (@aldin_ww) January 4, 2020

As 1000s march in the streets of Baghdad to moutn the death of Soleimani, Al-Arabiya (and other local news sources) report rockets have landed in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, where the US Embassy (among other things) is located.

Witnesses told Reuters that an explosion was heard in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad

Sky News Arabia reports that the missile landed in the Green Zone in Baghdad and closed the entrance to the road leading to the American embassy.

مراسلنا: سقوط صاروخ على المنطقة الخضراء في بغداد وإغلاق مدخل الطريق المؤدي إلى السفارة الأميركية

— سكاي نيوز عربية-عاجل (@SkyNewsArabia_B) January 4, 2020

Dozens of US Apache helicopters are now seen overhead...

#BREAKING
Numerous U.S. helicopters in the air over #Baghdad, #Iraq.
After Rocket hits Baghdad's Green Zone. Entrance to the U.S. Embassy remains closed. pic.twitter.com/uEjA5irrve

— News flash (@BRNewsFlash) January 4, 2020

President Rouhani reportedly threatened a "lightning strike" against America...

 Additionally, there are now reports that multiple rockets have struck Balad Airbase, located just north of Baghdad, that hosts US troops...

#BREAKING: Multiple rockets strike Balad Airbase north of #Baghdad housing #US troops.#Iraq #IranWar#Iran #Suleimani #MiddleEast #WWIII pic.twitter.com/ITbctAbDIF

— Evan Kokkinos (@evankokkinos97) January 4, 2020

Meanwhile, Iraqi police have opened fire at armed PMU militiamen during the funeral procession.

Happened in #Baghdad, the counter-terrorism unit of #Iraq|i Police opened fire at armed #PMU militiamen during funeral of Abu-Mahdi al Muhandis & Qasem #Soleimani! pic.twitter.com/NYLNFADphr

— Babak Taghvaee (@BabakTaghvaee) January 4, 2020