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Two rockets fired near US embassy in Baghdad

Two rockets were fired early yesterday at Baghdad's fortified Green Zone which houses the US embassy, without causing any casualties or damage, an Iraqi security source told AFP. The dawn attack came as Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi was flying home from Washington after White House talks on Monday in which President Joe Biden announced an end to US combat operations in Iraq. But US troops will remain to train Iraqi troops, he added.