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| US embassy in Iraq 'stormed' by protesters angry at air strikes on militia | |
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| Protesters angered by recent US air strikes on an Iran-backed Iraqi militia have reportedly broken into the US embassy compound in Baghdad. | |
| US forces are said to have fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that breached the outer wall of the compound, which is in the heavily fortified Green Zone. | |
| One of the guard towers was also apparently set alight. | |
| At least 25 fighters died when the US bombed bases associated with Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq and Syria on Sunday. | At least 25 fighters died when the US bombed bases associated with Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq and Syria on Sunday. |
| The US said it was retaliating for a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base in Kirkuk on Friday that killed an American civilian contractor. | |
| Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said the air strikes had violated his country's sovereignty and would force it to review its relations with the US. | Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said the air strikes had violated his country's sovereignty and would force it to review its relations with the US. |
| Kataib Hezbollah's commander, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, warned that the militia's response "would be very tough on the American forces in Iraq". | Kataib Hezbollah's commander, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, warned that the militia's response "would be very tough on the American forces in Iraq". |
| Iran described the attacks as a "clear example of terrorism". | Iran described the attacks as a "clear example of terrorism". |