Terrorists strike US embassy in Baghdad with 7 mortars as attacks escalate
Dozens of military bases housing US forces have been attacked, increasing fears of a broadening regional conflict.
Protesters and militia fighters throw back a tear gas canister used by U.S. Embassy security men during a protest to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), outside the embassy in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020.(photo credit: THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: