Wednesday, January 1, 2020

100 Marines fly into US embassy in Iraq to repel attacks



Update: The Pentagon sent around 100 Marines to the US Embassy in Baghdad to increase the security in the wake of an attack on Tuesday where hundreds of pro-Iran militia members stormed the compound.

Tear gas was fired towards Iraqi demonstrators in an effort to push them back from the US embassy in Baghdad, AFP reported on Tuesday.

Twelve militiamen were wounded in Iraq due to tear gas and stun grenades fired to disperse protest outside the embassy.

Thousands of protesters and militia fighters have gathered outside the main gate of the US embassy compound in Baghdad to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq.

Iraq’s PM and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Adel Abdul-Mahdi released a statement demanding protesters leave the US embassy immediately, Iraq’s state news agency INA reported.
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 https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/us-immediately-sending-more-troops-mideast

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