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World Mar 17

News Wrap: Rockets strike near U.S. embassy in Baghdad

World Jan 27

A general view of the U.S. Embassy at the Green zone in Baghdad, Iraq January 7, 2020. Photo via Reuters
Rocket attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad injures 1

No U.S. military members were injured. One U.S. national received a minor injury but has returned to work.

By Samya Kullab, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press

World Jan 01

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks on human rights in Iran at the State Department in Washington, U.S., December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo
Pompeo delays Ukraine visit after Baghdad embassy attack

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was to arrive in Ukraine late Thursday in his first visit to the country at the center of President Donald Trump's impeachment, then on to Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Cyprus.

By Associated Press

World Jan 01

Members of Iraqi security forces are seen in front of U.S. Embassy during a protest to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020. Photo by Khalid al-Mousily/Reuters
U.S. Embassy in Iraq suspends operations, militiamen withdraw

U.S.-Iran tensions remain high and could spill over into further violence.

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

World Jan 01

Protesters and militia fighters run away from tear gas thrown by U.S. Embassy security men, during a protest to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), outside the embassy in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020. Photo by Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters
U.S. troops fire tear gas at pro-Iran protesters in Iraq

Hundreds of Iran-backed militiamen and other protesters gathered outside the American Embassy in Baghdad for a second day and set fire to the roof of a reception area inside the compound.

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press

Jan 01

Trump deploys more troops to Middle East after U.S. Embassy attack

By Robert Burns, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

President Donald Trump ordered about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East as about 3,000 more prepared for possible deployment in the next several days.

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Dec 31

Watch 2:41
Iraqis supporting Iran-backed militia attack U.S. Embassy, demand U.S. withdrawal

In Baghdad, supporters of an Iran-backed militia remained outside the gates of the U.S. Embassy after attempting to storm the compound earlier in the day. The U.S. military planned to move more Marines in, but the Iraqi protesters insisted they…

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Dec 31

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How Iran could benefit from Iraqi outrage over U.S. airstrikes

A tense new year has dawned in Baghdad after U.S. airstrikes against an Iranian-backed militia prompted one of the worst attacks on a U.S. Embassy in years. Bilal Wahab of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Kirsten Fontenrose…

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May 20

Trump warns Iran not to threaten U.S. or it will face its ‘end’

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Trump's tweet comes after days of heightened tension between the U.S. and Iran.

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