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Drone Strike Hits Iraqi Intelligence HQ, Officer Killed

3/21/2026

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A drone strike by "outlaw groups" hit Iraqi National Intelligence Service headquarters in Baghdad, killing one police officer.
The strike occurred around 10 a.m. local time and targeted a communications building linked to Iraqi security and U.S. advisers.
Another drone filming operation crashed into a sports club.
The Pentagon confirmed strikes against Iran-backed groups in Iraq, noting that this strike followed drone attacks on a U.S. military complex at Baghdad International Airport.

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A drone strike by "outlaw groups" hit Iraqi National Intelligence Service headquarters in Baghdad, killing one police officer.
The strike occurred around 10 a.m. local time and targeted a communications building linked to Iraqi security and U.S. advisers.
Another drone filming operation crashed into a sports club.
The Pentagon confirmed strikes against Iran-backed groups in Iraq, noting that this strike followed drone attacks on a U.S. military complex at Baghdad International Airport.