Rocket

Rocket event in Baghdad, Baghdad - Karkh area, Iraq on Sat 7th March 2026

7th March 2026

The source material and subsequent headlines on METIS are collated by our system and taken direct from source. The opinions and views expressed in these source articles and source headlines are not the views and opinions of METIS or its employees.

METIS is not able to substantiate the veracity of sources or check misinformation in real-time. Our analysis is based on currently reported information and may change as new information becomes available.

On 7 March 2026, unidentified armed group (likely linked to Iranian-backed groups due to ongoing hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran) launched several rockets and drones toward the United States Embassy compound in the Green Zone in Baghdad - Karkh (Baghdad), some of missiles or the drones managed to hit areas close to the targeted Embassy resulting in fire from the al-Qanat area in eastern Baghdad, prompting the activation of the embassy's C-RAM air defense system, which intercepted the incoming projectiles. No casualties or damage were reported. There were no fatalities.

Contextual analysis

Analysing the event count by highlighting the presence of munition categories over a six-month data period.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more

Information sources

Discussion and media of this event has been extracted from all sources.

Enterprise

Country information

Click to view more information about the country and see more information on conflicts occuring in that region.

Iraq (IRQ)

Baghdad ( Baghdad - Karkh area )

Discover more

Events using similar munitions or platforms and those that happen within a recent time line and proximity are displayed below.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more