The Iraqi air defences intercepted a wave of drones and rockets over the US embassy in Baghdad, while a prominent hotel in the heavily fortified Green Zone was struck in what has been described as "the most intense assault since the attacks began".
The strike hit the top floor of Al-Rasheed Hotel, causing damage but no casualties, two Iraqi security officials told the Associated Press. Security sources said that two Katyusha rockets had been intercepted that evening near the US embassy in the Green Zone.
