U.S. security forces fire tear gas to disperse Iraqi protesters that gathered outside the American embassy compound in Baghdad for a second day.
The United States blames the militia for attacks on the bases of the U.S.-led coalition that is fighting the Islamic State in recent months.
''The American troops in Iraq are supposed to either train Iraqi forces or to combat terrorism. But the killing of members of the Hashd al-Shaabi [Popular Mobilization Forces] this is something unacceptable,” the director of the doctrinal guidance for the forces, Mohamed Al-Haydari, told Reuters.
Iraq has seen massive anti-government protests rage across the country since October, fueled by anger at widespread corruption, economic mismanagement as well as Iran’s heavy influence over the country’s internal affairs. The mass uprisings prompted the, who is currently serving as a caretaker prime minister.
Sanam Vakil, a senior research fellow at the London think tank Chatham House, told NBC News that there was currently no back channel between Tehran and Washington, describing it as"huge problem."
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