Six drones were launched toward the compound, five of which were shot down.<\/p>\n
The Post, citing a security official and a State Department<\/a> alert, reported one drone struck near a guard tower and people at the facility were instructed to “duck and cover.”<\/p>\n Gulf States Intercept Hundreds Of Iranian Missiles And Drones, Issue Joint Condemnation With Us<\/a><\/p>\n U.S. Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey stands with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Martin Dempsey, Gen. James Mattis, Gen. Lloyd Austin III and Sgt. Maj. Joseph Allen following a ceremony retiring the ceremonial flag at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center on Dec. 15, 2011.<\/p>\n (Reuters)<\/p>\n “Accountability is ongoing,” the alert said.<\/p>\n Read On The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n Iraq\u2019s ministry of defense condemned the drone and missile attacks targeting the Martyr Muhammad Alaa Air Base and the Martyr Ali Fallah Air Base in a post on X but did not mention the hit on the U.S. facility or Iran directly.<\/p>\n “In response to these sinful aggressions, the Ministry wishes to clarify and confirm the following facts: These air bases are fully sovereign and Iraqi, subject entirely to the authority of the state and the law, and there is no representation of any foreign forces in them under any designation,” the government account wrote.<\/p>\n The security official told The Washington Post the attack was likely conducted by militias affiliated with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a loose umbrella group of Iran-aligned Shiite armed factions<\/a> that have claimed responsibility for attacks on U.S. forces in the region.<\/p>\n Us Embassy Struck By Drones In Saudi Arabia As Americans Instructed To Shelter In Place<\/a><\/p>\n A billboard featuring a photo of Ali Khamenei, Iran\u2019s supreme leader who was killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, is seen along a street in Baghdad on March 9, 2026.<\/p>\n At the start of Operation Epic Fury, the State Department had urged Americans<\/a> to depart immediately from more than a dozen countries across the Middle East, warning of “serious safety risks” as the Iran war intensified.<\/p>\n Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mora Namdar said on March 2 that U.S. citizens should leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia<\/a>, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.<\/p>\n The department said Americans who need help arranging departure via commercial means can contact the State Department 24\/7 at +1-202-501-4444 from abroad or +1-888-407-4747 from the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n Iran Proxies Wage War On Israel, Threaten Us Interests As Iraq Slammed For Not Disarming Them<\/a><\/p>\n Protesters walk through tear gas during clashes with Iraqi security forces near a bridge leading to the Green Zone in Baghdad on March 1, 2026.<\/p>\n Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n Officials warned conditions in the region remain volatile, and security situations could change quickly as fighting tied to the conflict continues.<\/p>\n At least nine U.S. missions, including Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar and Israel, issued repeated shelter-in-place directives<\/a> or advisories at the outset of Iran\u2019s retaliatory attacks against U.S. forces and Israel.<\/p>\n![\"U.S.](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/49b6e12ffa61570618b2f4a2d747cfbc.jpeg\"\/)
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