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#BREAKING: Several thousand Iraqis protest outside US embassy over air strikes arab.news/mk2t9
UPDATE: #Iraqis protest outside US embassy, some throwing stones at the gate, after air strikes on Iran-backed militia #KataebHezbollah. The strikes were a response to a missile attack that killed a #US contractor arab.news/y7262
#BREAKING: Tear gas fired to push Iraq protesters back from US embassy arab.news/y7262
#BREAKING: #Iraqi protesters storm into an observation tower near the #USembassy in Baghdad arab.news/y7262
#BREAKING: Iraqi forces have sent reinforcements to the US embassy in Baghdad as demonstrators break into the diplomatic enclosure arab.news/y7262
UPDATE: #Iraqi protesters gather in front of the #USembassy in #Baghdad to condemn the air strikes targeting #KataebHezbollah arab.news/y7262
#BREAKING: Iraqi authorities informed the US embassy in Baghdad of the possibility of protests: Al-Arabiya reporter arab.news/y7262
#BREAKING: Iraq’s PM Adel Abdul-Mahdi asks protesters to immediately leave from in front of the US embassy arab.news/y7262
#BREAKING: #Iraqi PM Adel Abdul-Mahdi says any aggression against embassies or foreign representations will be prevented and punished by law arab.news/y7262
#BREAKING: #Iraqi security forces demand protesters to leave area around #US embassy in #Baghdad, threaten to use force arab.news/y7262
#BREAKING: Al-Najbaa Movement #militias demand foreign forces leave Iraq, militias loyal to Al-Hashd movement remain around US embassy in #Baghdad despite army requests to leave arab.news/y7262
#BREAKING: Forces loyal to Al-Hashd movement set a security point on fire near the #US embassy in #Baghdad arab.news/y7262
#BREAKING: US President Trump says Iraq’s government should protect the US embassy in Baghdad arab.news/y7262
#BREAKING: US President Trump tweets that Iran is “orchestrating an attack on the US Embassy in Iraq” arab.news/y7262
#BREAKING: A leader in #AlHashd movement threatens to surround other embassies in #Iraq arab.news/y7262
#BREAKING: Twelve militiamen wounded in #Iraq due to tear gas and stun grenades fired to disperse protest outside #US embassy in #Baghdad arab.news/y7262
#BREAKING: #Iraq's president and prime minister assured @SecPompeo they would guarantee the safety and security of US personnel and property #IraqProtests

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@SecPompeo #BREAKING: @SecPompeo says Iranian-backed groups are threatening the #USembassy in #Baghdad after the US reacted defensively to an attack by Iranian proxies

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@SecPompeo #BREAKING: @realDonaldTrump says in tweet to Iraqis: This is your chance to gain freedom and get rid of #Iran #USembassy #Baghdad #Iraq #IraqProtests

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@SecPompeo @realDonaldTrump #BREAKING: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper says sending additional forces to support personnel at the #USEmbassy in #Baghdad

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@SecPompeo @realDonaldTrump #BREAKING: US personnel at the #USEmbassy in #Baghdad, which has come under attack by pro-#Iran protesters, are safe and there are no plans to evacuate, the @StateDept said #Iraq

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@SecPompeo @realDonaldTrump @StateDept #BREAKING: #Iraq's President #BarhamSalih says attempt to breach #USEmbassy in #Baghdad is a violation of international agreements binding to the Iraqi government -statement

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@SecPompeo @realDonaldTrump @StateDept #BREAKING: US President @realDonaldTrump spoke on Tuesday with Iraq's Prime Minister, emphasized need to protect US personnel and facilities in #Iraq - @WhiteHouse statement

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@SecPompeo @realDonaldTrump @StateDept @WhiteHouse #BREAKING: US President @realDonaldTrump says “Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities. They will pay a very big price“; says “This is not a warning, it is a threat“

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@SecPompeo @realDonaldTrump @StateDept @WhiteHouse #BREAKING: US President @realDonaldTrump thanks #Iraq’s leaders for ‘rapid response’ on embassy protection

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Jan 1 - Baghdad, #Iraq
#Iran-backed militia members/supporters attempt to storm the first gate of the U.S. Embassy.
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