[US Media: A Missile Hits the Helicopter Landing Pad at the US Embassy in Baghdad] Golden Finance reported on March 14 that, according to US media citing two Iraqi security officials, a missile struck the helicopter landing pad inside the US Embassy in Baghdad. Footage shows a plume of smoke rising above the embassy on Saturday morning. The US Embassy in Baghdad is one of the largest diplomatic facilities in the world and has repeatedly been targeted by rockets and drones launched by Iran-backed militia groups. The US Embassy in Baghdad has yet to comment. On Friday, the embassy updated its Level 4 security alert in Iraq, warning that Iran and Iran-backed militia groups have previously carried out attacks on US citizens, interests, and infrastructure, and "may continue to target these entities." (Jin10)