On Saturday, Fox News revealed two rockets were fired toward the US Embassy in Baghdad, with one being shot down by the US military and the other missing the embassy compound.

According to a US defense official, the rocket was shot down after colliding with a C-RAM (counter rocket and mortar anti-missile) defensive system.

The embassy is located in the Iraqi capital's protected Green Zone.

The Jerusalem Post said that the rocket that missed the embassy area landed near the Grand Festivities Square area near the Green Zone, damaging two civilian vehicles.

According to a defense source, both rockets landed north of the Union III base, which serves as the headquarters for the US-led coalition and Iraqi government forces fighting the Islamic State group. According to the source, there were no immediate reports of casualties.

According to the article, no group had yet claimed responsibility for the rocket launch.

According to the Post, the event occurred ahead of an end-of-year deadline set by Iranian-backed militias for the US to remove its forces from Iraq.

On Dec. 9, the top US commander for the Middle East stated that the US would maintain its existing 2,500 troops in Iraq for the foreseeable future but warned of increased attacks on the US and Iraqi personnel by Iranian-backed militias aiming to drive American forces out.

Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie told The Associated Press at the Pentagon that despite the United States' move to a non-combat mission in Iraq, the US forces would continue to offer air support and other military assistance to Iraq in its fight against the Islamic State group.