US embassy in Iraq 'stormed' by protesters angry at air strikes on militia

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US embassy in Iraq 'stormed' by protesters angry at air strikes on militia

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US embassy in Iraq 'stormed' by protesters angry at air strikes on militia

These are external links and will open in a new window/ Protesters started fires next the walls of the US embassy compound in Baghdad Protesters angered by recent US air strikes on an Iran-backed Iraqi militia have reportedly broken into the US embassy compound in Baghdad. US forces are said to have fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that breached the outer wall of the compound, which is in the heavily fortified Green Zone. One of the guard towers was also apparently set alight. At least 25 fighters died when the US bombed bases associated ...

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