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Several thousand men backing a paramilitary force close to Iran flooded the Iraqi capital’s main protest camp on Thursday, worrying anti-government demonstrators who have denounced Tehran’s role in their country.
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric said on Friday he was not taking part in talks on the country’s new premier, as his supporters joined apprehensive youths still protesting in the capital despite widening intimidation campaigns.
Eyewitnesses said several demonstrators were killed late on Friday when unidentified men attacked and seized a building near the main protest camp in Iraq's capital.
US officials said on Monday that Trump had exercised "strategic patience" during the past year in the face of Iran's stepped-up military activities in the region challenging the US and its allies.
Baghdad said it would summon the US ambassador while Washington responded by accusing Iraqi authorities of having failed to "protect" US interests.
It was the first time in years protesters have been able to reach the US embassy, which is sheltered behind a series of checkpoints in the high-security Green Zone.
Iraqi security forces used tear gas and sound bombs to try to repel the demonstrators. An expected parliament session did not take place and there were no lawmakers in the hall.
Several rockets slammed into an Iraqi military complex that hosts US forces next to Baghdad International Airport on Monday, wounding six Iraqi troops, the military said.
Turkey continues heavy shelling of targets in Ras Al Ayn; European Union bans arms sales to Ankara; Erdogan tells Macron offensive will help in maintaining regional stability, global peace
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