The US is sending about 750 soldiers to the Middle East after thousands of people stormed the compound of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Defense Sec. Mark Esper said.
Trump on New Year's Eve also said of Iran and military conflict:"I want to have peace; I like peace. And Iran should want peace more than anybody."U.S. and Iraqi officials said the attack on the embassy compound began as a large crowd gathered after funerals for some of those who were killed in the airstrikes Sunday. The protesters marched to the embassy compound, where they tried several times to breach security and enter the main embassy building, according to a U.S.
The embassy is secure, and U.S. personnel aren't being evacuated, the State Department said. Ambassador Matthew Tueller was away on a previously scheduled personal trip but was returning to the embassy, it said. In a potentially significant development, Iraqi police, who were taken by surprise, mobilized to work with forces of Iraq’s counterterrorism service to secure the compound, a U.S. defense official said.The Iraqi forces responded at the same time that Iraq's National Security Council was holding an emergency meeting to condemn the weekend U.S. airstrikes, suggesting that the Iraqi forces are committed to protecting the embassy. The U.S.
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