Five rockets strike Baghdad International Airport — 5 wounded including airport staff and security

Baghdad International Airport was struck on March 16 in at least two distinct attacks. Five rockets hit the airport complex, wounding five people including civilians, Iraqi authorities reported. Kataib Hezbollah — the Iran-aligned Iraqi militia — separately claimed it launched two drone strikes specifically targeting the US diplomatic logistics site at the airport; an Iraqi official who was not authorized to speak publicly said both drone strikes were intercepted, per the New York Times. The airport houses a US diplomatic facility and has been a recurring proxy-force target throughout the conflict. Kataib Hezbollah has been one of the most active Iran-aligned militias targeting US installations in Iraq since the war began. The combination of rocket hits and claimed drone strikes represents a sustained proxy escalation campaign against US logistics and diplomatic infrastructure in Iraq.