A wave of drone and rocket attacks targeted the US embassy in Baghdad early on Tuesday, Iraqi security sources said, describing it as the most intense assault since the attacks began, with at least five drones used.

A powerful explosion was heard in the Iraqi capital, a Reuters witness reported on Tuesday.

Two airstrikes targeted a house used as headquarters by popular mobilisation forces in Baghdad's Jadiriya area, killing at least two, according to security sources.

Fire breaks out in UAE's Fujairah Oil Industry Zone after drone attack

A fire broke out in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone in the United Arab Emirates following a drone attack, the emirate's media office said on Tuesday, citing authorities, adding that no injuries had been reported.

Civil defense crews were working to bring the fire under control, the media office said in a statement.

This is a developing story.