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US summons Iraqi ambassador over drone strike on diplomatic facility in Baghdad

April 9, 2026
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WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Thursday summoned the Iraqi ambassador after a drone struck a major U.S. diplomatic facility in Baghdad, the State Department said in a statement.The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said earlier that an Iraqi terrorist militia group, which it accused of being aligned with Iran, had conducted multiple drone attacks near the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center and Baghdad International Airport.

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