A missile struck a helipad inside the United States embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraqi security officials said.
Two security officials confirmed the incident, according to a report by the Associated Press.
Footage from the Associated Press showed a column of smoke rising over the compound on Saturday morning.
The sprawling complex is one of the largest US diplomatic facilities in the world.
The facility has repeatedly been targeted by rockets and drones fired by Iran-aligned militias.
Images circulating online also showed smoke and dust rising above the embassy after the strike.
There was no immediate comment from the United States embassy in Baghdad.
On Friday, the embassy renewed its level-four security alert for Iraq.
The embassy warned that Iran and Iran-aligned militia groups have previously carried out attacks against United States citizens, interests, and infrastructure.
The alert stated that the groups “may continue to target them”.
The development comes two days after four crew members were confirmed dead when a US military refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq.
In a statement on Friday, United States Central Command said the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker went down at approximately 2pm Eastern Time on March 12 during operations in the region.
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Is Anthony Odiong still a priest after life in prison sentence over rape?")
