Iran-backed militiamen withdraw from siege of US Embassy in Baghdad as more American troops deployed
Iraq,Baghdad,Iran,Foreign Policy,US Military,Middle East
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The siege outside of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad came to an end Wednesday afternoon after dozens of pro-Iran militiamen and their supporters withdrew from the compound.
The two-day crisis started early Tuesday, when, in an orchestrated assault, hundreds of protesters stormed the embassy compound, one of the most heavily fortified U.S. diplomatic missions in the world.
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