A rocket attack was reported near Iraq’s parliament in Baghdad’s Green Zone on Thursday.
According to the Iraqi navy, no less than 9 Katyusha rockets bombed the closely fortified Green Zone in Baghdad and its environment, injuring civilians and safety workers. The Iraqi navy didn’t give the precise particulars of the quantity of people that have been injured in the attack.
The Green Zone has many authorities buildings and international missions.
The rocket attack occurred simply when Iraq’s Parliament was set to start a session to elect a brand new President. The assaults gave the impression to be an try and derail the scheduled session.
This will not be the primary time rocket assaults have focused the Parliament constructing as lawmakers ready to attend a session.
Last month, three rockets focused the Green Zone as a session was convened to resume confidence in the Parliament Speaker.
According to reviews , on Wednesday, no less than eight Katyusha rockets had been fired on the Khor Mor gasoline subject in Iraq’s Kurdistan area however the attack didn’t outcome in casualties or have an effect on operation.
