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.
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.
U.S. Embassy in Iraq suspends operations, militiamen withdraw
U.S.-Iran tensions remain high and could spill over into further violence.
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.
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.
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…
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…
Trump's tweet comes after days of heightened tension between the U.S. and Iran.
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