The protesters and militiamen stormed and burned a security post at the entrance of the US embassy but did not breach the main compound, Reuters witnesses said. No, no, Trump!” Iraqi special forces were deployed around the main gate to prevent them entering the embassy. “Now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the US embassy in Iraq. Security guards inside the embassy also fired stun grenades at protesters outside the gates of the compound. Qais al-Khazali, leader of the Iranian-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia, and many other senior leaders were among the protesters.

Source: The Telegraph December 31, 2019 19:52 UTC