{"id":93892,"date":"2019-12-31T11:18:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T15:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=93892"},"modified":"2019-12-31T11:18:55","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T15:18:55","slug":"angry-iraqi-demonstrators-damage-us-embassy-related-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=93892","title":{"rendered":"Angry Iraqi Demonstrators Damage US Embassy Related Property"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_93900\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93900\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-93900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Angry-individuals-conduct-their-protest-in-front-of-the-US-Embassy-compound-associated-press-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Angry-individuals-conduct-their-protest-in-front-of-the-US-Embassy-compound-associated-press-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Angry-individuals-conduct-their-protest-in-front-of-the-US-Embassy-compound-associated-press-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Angry-individuals-conduct-their-protest-in-front-of-the-US-Embassy-compound-associated-press-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Angry-individuals-conduct-their-protest-in-front-of-the-US-Embassy-compound-associated-press.jpg 1862w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Members and supporters of an Iranian backed militia conduct their protest in front of the US Embassy compound. (Associated Press)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The US conducted precision airstrikes, defensive in nature, against militia-controlled targets. This specific militia had Iranian backing. As a result of the airstrikes, 25 of their members ended up getting killed.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, the Iranians and those who are members, or supporters, of the attacked militia expressed anger. However, they did have previous warning from Washington that the US would protect its interests.<\/p>\n<p>A group of angry demonstrators retaliated for this attack. They damaged property related to the embassy. Many of these demonstrators were wearing military field uniform items.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From Fox News:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dozens of protesters, many of whom are reported to be wearing militia uniforms, are said to have come within 200 yards of the embassy after busting through an entrance used by cars.<\/p>\n<p>The embassy attack, one of the worst in recent memory, followed deadly U.S. airstrikes on Sunday that killed 25 fighters of the Iran-backed group, the Kataeb Hezbollah. The U.S. military said the airstrikes were in retaliation for last week&#8217;s killing of an American contractor in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base that it had blamed on the militia.<\/p>\n<p>Military jet fighters conducted &#8220;precision defensive strikes&#8221; on five sites belonging to Kataeb Hezbollah, Jonathan Hoffman, a spokesperson for the Pentagon told Fox News. Two defense officials added that Air Force F-15 jet fighters carried out the strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the militia held funerals Tuesday for the fighters killed, before setting their sights on the embassy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Fox News has additional details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/crowd-shouting-down-usa-attempts-to-storm-us-embassy-in-baghdad-report-says\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US conducted precision airstrikes, defensive in nature, against militia-controlled targets. 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