Explosion Reported Near US Diplomatic Facility in Iraq

The US Embassy in Iraq announced on Saturday that a controlled explosion occurred at the US Diplomatic Support Center in Baghdad, one of Washington’s diplomatic facilities in the Iraqi capital.

"The Iraqi authorities were notified of a controlled explosion happening on the morning of Saturday, February 7, at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, a US diplomatic facility," the US embassy in Baghdad wrote on an X post.

The statement did not provide further details regarding possible damage or casualties.