US Marines Deploy to Help US Embassy in Baghdad

Описание: U.S. Marines deploy from a Kuwait base, Tuesday, December 31, to support personnel at U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
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READ MORE: U.S. Central Command says a detachment of one hundred Marines are reinforcing the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after Iraqi protesters attempted to storm the compound.

Hundreds of Iraqi protesters stormed the perimeter of the U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, setting fire to one of its gates with some reportedly entering the building. Most of those involved in the attack appear to belong to pro-Iranian Shi'ite parties, which are upset about a U.S. airstrike on a pro-Iranian Kataeb Hezbollah militia base in the Iraqi border town of al-Qaim, which killed at least 25 people.

The mob of angry attackers used crowbars and street signs to smash the steel doors of the U.S. Embassy, after breaching the perimeter of the compound and setting fire to at least one of the security posts. Iraqi media reported that government security forces did not intervene to stop protesters from breaching either the heavily fortified Green Zone, where the U.S. Embassy is located, or the embassy compound, itself.

The US military said the strikes were in retaliation for last week's killing of an American contractor in a rocket attack. U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Iran for the embassy breach and called on Iraq to protect the diplomatic mission. (VOA/AP)
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