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Iraqi security forces open fire at drone flying over Baghdad’s Green Zone

By Thomson Reuters Apr 28, 2026 | 12:22 PM

April 28 (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces opened fire at ​a drone ‌flying over Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, security sources ‌said ​on Tuesday, ⁠adding that ⁠it was likely being used for surveillance.

The drone managed ​to escape after coming under ⁠fire, ⁠the sources said, ​with no immediate ​reports of damage or ‌casualties.

The Green Zone houses government buildings and ⁠foreign missions, including the U.S. embassy, which has ⁠come ‌under rocket ⁠and drone ​attacks ‌in recent weeks ​following the ⁠U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

(Reporting by Ahmed RasheedEditing by Gareth ​Jones)