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Feb 26 2024
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Pentagon says actions of US airman who set himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in DC was 'tragic event'
The Pentagon said the actions of a U.S. Air Force member who died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington to protest Israel's war in the Gaza Strip was "tragic event."The airman, identified as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell of San Antonio, Texas, died after the incident. "It certainly is a tragic event," Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters. "
Fox News (Online News)Feb 26 2024
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US Air Force member dies after setting himself on fire at Israeli Embassy in DC yelling, ‘Free Palestine’
US Air Force member Aaron Bushnell has died from his injuries after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, an official confirmed Monday.
A US Air Force spokesperson confirmed to The Post that 25-year-old Bushnell died overnight, though she did not officially name him, citing the ongoing notification of next of kin.
Officials were still contacting
New York Post (News)Dec 08 2023
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Explosions Rock US Embassy After Building Hit by 7 Mortars
The U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad sustained minor damage Friday after seven mortars landed in its compound. No injuries were reported in what Reuters said “appeared to be the largest attack of its kind in recent memory.” An Iraqi security installation within the compound was damaged in the 4 a.m. attack. Also Friday, U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria were targeted with rockets and drones at
Western JournalMar 21 2024
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New spending bill would bar State Department from flying BLM and pride flags at embassies
The new spending bill Congress is rushing to complete would prevent the State Department from flying gay rights or other politically charged flags at any facilities, including U.S. embassies.
Tucked inside the 1,012-page bill, which funds most government operations, is a provision limiting the department only to flying flags of the U.S. and its states, tribes and territories; official
Washington TimesFeb 25 2024
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Man burns himself alive outside Israeli Embassy in DC
A man is in critical condition after reportedly setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC Sunday afternoon. The DC Fire and EMS services were dispatched to the scene shortly before 1 p.m., a spokesperson confirmed to The Post. By the time first responders arrived, the flames had already been extinguished by members of the US Secret Service, the fire service added.
New York Post (News)Oct 17 2023
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US and Israeli Embassies Surrounded with Protesters in Several Cities
The dispute over who is responsible for the explosion at a hospital in Gaza is ongoing but many people have already made up their minds. They are convinced Israel is responsible and so embassies around the region are under attack. Here’s the scene in Beirut. This tweet reads: “Protests in Beirut after attack on Gaza hospital, Hezbollah called tomorrow a day of anger” Hezbollah has indeed
HotAirDec 08 2023
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US Embassy in Baghdad Attacked With Mortars as Forces Targeted Across Region
Approximately seven mortar rounds landed in the U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad during an attack early on Friday, a U.S. military official told Reuters, in what appeared to be the largest attack of its kind in recent memory. U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria were also targeted with rockets and drones at least five more times on Friday; three times at separate bases in Syria, and twice at the Ain
Washington Free BeaconDec 08 2023
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U.S. Embassy in Baghdad shelled from suspected Iran-backed militias
The U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, came under rocket fire on Friday morning by suspected Iran-backed militias on Friday as similar attacks against U.S. troops have begun to escalate once more, Reuters reported. Drone and rocket attacks on bases in Iraq and Syria housing U.S. troops have escalated once more after a lull corresponding with the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that occurred
WNDFeb 25 2024
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Air Force Member Set Fire To Self Outside Israeli Embassy
WASHINGTON — An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force was critically injured Sunday after setting himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he "will no longer be complicit in genocide," a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The man, whose name wasn't immediately released, walked up to the embassy shortly before 1 p.m. and
Patch.comFeb 25 2024
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Man in uniform sets himself on fire at gates to D.C.’s Israeli Embassy
A man is in critical condition after setting himself on fire midday Sunday outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., authorities said. No one else was injured in the incident, which took place just before 1 p.m. in the 3400 block of International Drive NW. A video shared online, which multiple officials said appeared to be posted by the man, shows him shouting “Free Palestine” as he
Washington Post