00:00Sounds of explosions echoed in the night sky early Tuesday morning as air defenses intercepted
00:06rockets targeting the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
00:10The offensive came hours after drones heading toward the same location were downed, with
00:15one starting a fire on the roof of a luxury hotel in the city's heavily fortified green
00:19zone.
00:21Another strike in the city killed four after a house was hit that was reportedly hosting
00:26Iranian advisers to Tehran-backed groups Monday.
00:30And funerals were held for eight fighters of the Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces, which
00:35are part of the country's regular army, who were killed in western Iraq near the border
00:39with Syria.
00:41Earlier in the day, residents expressed worry for their future.
00:47Iraqis are concerned about security and economic crises that might occur, which is what we have
00:52seen.
00:52Security was targeted, and there were attacks on military bases at the headquarters of Hashd
00:57al-Shaabi, and now there are concerns about the economic situation.
01:01That salaries might not be provided in the coming months due to the inability to export oil.
01:08Two drones also targeted an oil field in the south of the country, including offices of
01:13a U.S. firm operating on the site.
01:15A spokesperson for the Iraqi Prime Minister condemned what he called threats to the country's
01:20security and stability.
01:22Our security services will hunt down the perpetrators of these acts and bring them to justice immediately.
01:28These criminal acts have serious repercussions for our country and undermine the government's
01:33efforts towards reconstruction and prosperity.
01:36Iraq has been drawn further into the war brought about by joint U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran three
01:42weeks ago after having long been a proxy battleground between Washington and Tehran.
01:47Iran.
01:47Iran.
01:47Iran.
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