Protesters break into Kuwaiti consulate in Iraq’s Basra after rocket attack kills three

Protesters gather outside the Kuwaiti consulate after rockets fired from the direction of Kuwait hit a house in Khor Al-Zubair, Basra, Iraq. (Reuters)
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Updated 08 April 2026
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Protesters break into Kuwaiti consulate in Iraq’s Basra after rocket attack kills three

BASRA, Iraq:  Protesters stormed the Kuwaiti consulate ​in the Iraqi city of Basra, police sources said on Tuesday, after a rocket attack fired from the direction of Kuwait killed three people.
At least three ‌people were ‌killed and ​five ‌others ⁠wounded when ​rockets hit ⁠a house in Khor Al-Zubair near Basra, security and health officials told Reuters.
Police said the death toll could rise as some ⁠family members remained under the ‌debris.
Kuwait ‌condemned the “storming and vandalism” ​of its consulate, ‌calling it a serious ‌breach of diplomatic norms and saying Iraq was responsible for any failure to take the ‌measures needed to protect diplomatic and consular missions on ⁠its territory, ⁠the Foreign Ministry said.
The ministry said Kuwait was not party to any regional conflict and would not allow its territory to be used to launch attacks on any country.