US embassy attack: Protesters withdraw after standoff in Iraq

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US embassy attack: Protesters withdraw after standoff in Iraq

These are external links and will open in a new window/ These are external links and will open in a new window/ Protests outside the US embassy in Baghdad continued on Wednesday Protesters who have been demonstrating outside the US embassy in Iraq for a second day have withdrawn from the area after a tense standoff. On Tuesday, the embassy was attacked by a crowd angered by US air strikes targeting an Iran-backed militia. Clashes continued on Wednesday as demonstrators hurled stones while US forces fired tear gas. The hostilities came amid ...

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