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Post by sevenofnine on Jan 1, 2020 14:22:24 GMT -5
I think they made a point but we going send troops there to relief the pressure
Protesters who have been demonstrating outside the US embassy in Iraq for a second day have withdrawn from the area after a tense standoff.
On Tuesday, the embassy was attacked by a crowd angered by US air strikes targeting an Iran-backed militia.
Clashes continued on Wednesday as demonstrators hurled stones while US forces fired tear gas.
The hostilities came amid escalating tension between the US and Iran - the two main Iraqi government sponsors.
Tuesday's attack - which sparked a war of words between US President Donald Trump and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - had threatened to escalate, with the US defence secretary announcing the deployment of additional troops to the region.
www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50966958
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