A suspected Iranian drone hit a U.S. diplomatic facility in Iraq on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n
The Washington Post\u00a0first reported<\/a>\u00a0that a drone struck the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, a large logistical hub for American diplomats located near the Baghdad airport.<\/p>\n Five of six drones launched toward the compound were shot down, but one made it through defenses and hit near a guard tower at the U.S. facility, a security official told the outlet.<\/p>\n A State Department alert said \u201caccountability is ongoing\u201d and advised individuals at the facility to \u201cduck and cover,\u201d according to the Post.<\/p>\n The extent of the damage is unknown, though a separate alert said \u200beveryone was accounted for,\u00a0Reuters reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n A State Department spokesperson confirmed to The Hill that the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center was targeted by \u201cIran-backed terrorist militias\u201d overnight.<\/p>\n \u201cThe United States strongly condemns these attacks on our diplomatic facilities in Iraq,\u201d they said, calling on the Iraqi government to \u201ctake all possible measures to safeguard U.S. diplomatic personnel and facilities and ensure that militia groups cannot use Iraqi territory to threaten the United States or the region.\u201d<\/p>\n The White House did not immediately respond to a request \u200bfor comment.<\/p>\n Iraq\u2019s Ministry of Defense condemned the drone \u200battack but did not mention the damaged U.S. facility, according to the Post.<\/p>\n The security official told the Post the attack likely came from an Iranian proxy militias operating under the umbrella of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.<\/p>\n American military bases and diplomatic facilities in the Middle East have come under repeated attack since the start of the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n