<p>Iraq’s military said in a statement on Monday that two Katyusha rockets had fallen late on Sunday in Baghdad's Jadiriya area, near the heavily fortified Green Zone, without causing any casualties.</p>.<p>One of the rockets landed near the Babylon hotel, which is used by Iraqi travelers and sometimes for government meetings, the military said in the statement.</p>.<p>The Iraqi military blamed “terrorist groups” for the attack and said the rockets were fired from an area in the western part of the capital.</p>.<p id="page-title"><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/iran-backed-militias-an-unacceptable-danger-in-iraq-us-894954.html" target="_blank">Iran-backed militias an 'unacceptable danger' in Iraq: US</a></strong></p>.<p>Rockets regularly fly across the Tigris towards the heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign missions including the US embassy.</p>.<p>Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi pledged in a meeting with top diplomats to protect foreign missions and limit the possession of weapons to state forces following a US threat to shut down its embassy in the city.</p>.<p>Washington blames such attacks on Iranian-backed militia groups. Iran has not directly commented on the incidents.</p>.<p>Iraq, often the scene of spillover violence from US-Iran tensions, wants to avoid being drawn into any regional conflict.</p>
<p>Iraq’s military said in a statement on Monday that two Katyusha rockets had fallen late on Sunday in Baghdad's Jadiriya area, near the heavily fortified Green Zone, without causing any casualties.</p>.<p>One of the rockets landed near the Babylon hotel, which is used by Iraqi travelers and sometimes for government meetings, the military said in the statement.</p>.<p>The Iraqi military blamed “terrorist groups” for the attack and said the rockets were fired from an area in the western part of the capital.</p>.<p id="page-title"><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/iran-backed-militias-an-unacceptable-danger-in-iraq-us-894954.html" target="_blank">Iran-backed militias an 'unacceptable danger' in Iraq: US</a></strong></p>.<p>Rockets regularly fly across the Tigris towards the heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign missions including the US embassy.</p>.<p>Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi pledged in a meeting with top diplomats to protect foreign missions and limit the possession of weapons to state forces following a US threat to shut down its embassy in the city.</p>.<p>Washington blames such attacks on Iranian-backed militia groups. Iran has not directly commented on the incidents.</p>.<p>Iraq, often the scene of spillover violence from US-Iran tensions, wants to avoid being drawn into any regional conflict.</p>