Security Personnel At The US Embassy In Baghdad Fired Tear Gas And Rubber Bullets At Iranian-Backed Militia Demonstrators In A Second Day Of Unrest

CNN: US Embassy security personnel fires rubber bullets at Baghdad protesters in second day of unrest

Security personnel at the US Embassy in Baghdad fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of protesters on Wednesday, as demonstrations at the compound entered a second day.

Protesters were seen trying to climb the embassy's exterior walls, an eyewitness -- who asked not to be named for security reasons -- told CNN.

Others said the protesters were hurling rocks at the building and trying to set fire to its walls and to the security booths at the main entrance.

It marks the second day of mass demonstrations outside the building in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, in response to US airstrikes on an Iranian-backed militia group on Sunday.

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WNU Editor: Two things about today's demonstrations, the second in two days. The Iraqi government/security forces are still permitting the "demonstrators" to enter the Green Zone, and for what it is worth today's demonstration was smaller.

More News On A Second Day Of Demonstrations At The U.S. Embassy In Baghdad

US troops fire teargas to disperse protesters at Baghdad embassy -- The Guardian/AP
US troops fire tear gas to disperse protesters outside Baghdad embassy -- ABC News
US troops fire tear gas at pro-PMF protesters in Baghdad -- Al Jazeera
US troops fire tear gas as protesters throw stones at embassy in Baghdad – reports -- RT
Iraqi Paramilitary Groups Tell Supporters to Withdraw From U.S. Embassy Perimeter -- The New York Times
Supporters of Iranian-backed militia start withdrawing from besieged U.S. Embassy in Baghdad following militia orders -- The Washington Post
Pro-Iran protesters leave US embassy in Baghdad -- Arab News/AFP

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