Former Deputy Prime Minister Hoshyar Zebari blamed the rocket attack on an “unruly militia," claiming that five rockets had been fired at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Zebari tweeted that a restaurant in the embassy had been "damaged and burned" and described the attack as "a very dangerous game by [Popular Mobilization Forces] uncontrolled factions to galvanize the tense situation."
The unruly militia are at it again tonight. 5 rockets are fired on #BaghdadIZ & #usembassy compound.More precise but no casualties.— Hoshyar Zebari (@HoshyarZebari) January 26, 2020