Green Zone

British  

noun

1. (since the invasion of Iraq by US-led forces, and the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003) the area of central Baghdad used by the coalition and civilian authorities, subject to high security

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Example Sentences

In the meantime, hundreds attempted to storm the Green Zone, where the U.S. embassy is located, before being pushed back by police forces.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Hundreds of protesters in Iraq, which officially declared three days of mourning for Khamenei, also tried to storm the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, where the US embassy is located.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Embassy, in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses Iraqi government buildings and embassies, on the west bank of the Tigris River.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023

Bridges leading to the city's fortified Green Zone, home to many foreign embassies, were closed.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2023

The incident at the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad happened two days after demonstrators stormed and set alight the Swedish Embassy in protest at a planned burning of the Koran in Stockholm.

From Reuters • Jul. 22, 2023