Rockets targeted the US embassy in Iraq, a month after the two countries arrived at a truce having chosen to deescalate the tense situation between the two nations, reported AFP quoting a security source.

The attack comes following the Pentagon’s decision to withdraw 500 American soldiers from Iraq. Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller on Tuesday had announced that in partial fulfilment of President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to end conflicts abroad, 500 American soldiers posted in Iraq would be withdrawn by January 15.

The decision to withdraw 500 soldiers would still leave 2500 American soldiers in Iraq.

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The relations between the two states has been frosty with Iraq voting in 2020 to ask the United States and its allies to withdraw all its troops from the country.  

A spokesman for the US-led coalition said Iraqi intelligence had confirmed an indirect fire attack on the US embassy but declined to comment on the C-RAM usage.

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Since October 2019, nearly 90 deadly rocket attacks and roadside bombs have targeted foreign embassies, troops and other installations across Iraq.