US Embassy Baghdad

• No injuries reported after rockets strike near U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

  The attack came just before 3:30 a.m. local time, according to Col. Myles B. Caggins III, a spokesman for the U.S. military operation in Iraq. He only said the rockets hit the base hosting U.S. and other coalition forces.

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  Feb 16, 2020
  
• U.S.-led coalition confirms attacks near Iraqi bases, no troops harmed

  The rocket fell inside the Green Zone's Celebrations Square, near the U.S. embassy.

  World

  Jan 4, 2020
  
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• U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo postpones trip to Ukraine, will focus on Iraq

  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a trip to Ukraine so he could focus on the situation in Iraq after demonstrators attacked the U.S. embassy.

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  Jan 1, 2020
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• Supporters of Iran-backed militia withdraw from U.S. embassy in Baghdad

  The demonstrators, angry at U.S. air strikes against the Tehran-backed Kataib Hezbollah group that killed at least 25 people, threw stones at the building while U.S. forces stationed on the rooftops fired tear gas to disperse them.

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  Jan 1, 2020
• Trump deploys additional troops to Mideast after attack on U.S embassy in Baghdad

  Charging that Iran was “fully responsible” for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, U.S. 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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  Jan 1, 2020