However, there are different reports about what actually hit the site. The AFP news agency has sources saying a drone hit the embassy, while the AP news agency reports two sources saying a robot hit a helipad on the embassy grounds.
An AFP journalist reports smoke rising from the scene, and footage from AP shows the same.
The embassy has repeatedly been the target of rockets and drones fired by Iran-linked militias.
Earlier on Saturday night, explosions were reported in Baghdad.
