US troops deployed to Middle East after Baghdad embassy siege
Iraq,Baghdad,Iran,Foreign Policy,US Military,Middle East
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Iranian-backed militants have ended a day-long siege of the American embassy in Baghdad following an order from their militia organisation, but the struggle between the US and Iran for influence in Iraq looked set to intensify further in 2020.
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