Several mortars land in the heavily-fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, killing at least three people. A major mortar and rocket attack on Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone compound on Tuesday (July 10) killed at least three people including a U.S. military service member, the U.S. embassy said. The embassy said in a statement that around 18 other people were wounded in the attack, including five U.S. citizens. Iraqi police said earlier some 30 mortars and rockets were fired at the compound, which houses the Iraqi government along with the U.S. and British embassies. It was one of the biggest barrages against the zone since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Police also said three people had been killed in the strike, but identified them as two Iraqis and a Filipino, implying the death toll might rise. Reuters reporters saw smoke rising in the vicinity of the U.S. embassy just after the barrage. Police said many of the wounded were Iraqis. Contractors of numerous nationalities...