(SpotNews) IRAQ-BAGHDAD-HOTEL-ATTACK

(SpotNews) IRAQ-BAGHDAD-HOTEL-ATTACK

Xinhua
17 Mar 2026, 14:15 GMT+

(260317) -- BAGHDAD, March 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 17, 2026 shows the Royal Tulip al-Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq. A booby-trapped drone struck on Monday evening a hotel in central Baghdad, with huge explosions heard, an Iraqi security source said.

An Interior Ministry source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity that the drone hit the roof of the Royal Tulip al-Rasheed Hotel in the heavily fortified Green Zone area. (Xinhua/Duan Minfu)

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