Iran-Backed Iraq Militia Withdraws After U.S. Embassy Attack
- Tension flared in Baghdad after U.S. airstrikes this week
- Khamenei warns of readiness to strike back ‘unhesitatingly’
The Iraqi militia has broken up its encampment outside the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
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An Iran-backed Iraqi militia broke up its encampment outside the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, a move that could ease tensions between Tehran and Washington that escalated after fighters attacked the compound.
The Popular Mobilization Units had called on the fighters and their supporters to leave the area Wednesday, “out of respect for the decision of the Iraqi government that ordered this and to preserve the stature of the state.” The last protesters were gone by late afternoon and moved their tent camp across the Tigris river to an area facing the embassy, militia members reported.