Rockets make 'direct hit' on US embassy, Baghdad, reportedly injuring one
At least one rocket hit a dining facility or cafeteria at the site. Sirens sounded in the compound directing people to seek shelter.
Protesters and militia fighters throw stones towards the U.S. Embassy during a protest to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020.(photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
