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Iraqi protesters storm US Embassy in Baghdad
11:25 January 01, 2020 AA
Outraged Iraqi protesters storm the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, protesting Washington's attacks on armed battallions belong to Iranian-backed Hashd al-Shaabi forces. At least 25 people were killed in weekend U.S. airstrikes on positions of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia group, in Iraq and Syria. Hundreds of Iraqi protesters gathered early Tuesday near the embassy to show their anger at the U.S. attacks.