Photos: Protesters storm US embassy complex in Baghdad over raids

Dozens of protesters storm the embassy complex to vent their rage over deadly airstrikes

Published: December 31, 2019 16:01 Compiled by Balaram Menon

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Copy of Iraq_US_Airstrikes_50962.jpg-dfbee-1577793714192 — Protesters damage property inside the US.embassy compound, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec 31, 2019. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 184490-01-08-1577793723338 — Members of the Hashed al-Shaabi group and protesters set ablaze a sentry box in front of the US embassy building in the capital Baghdad to protest against the weekend's air strikes by US planes on several bases belonging to the Hezbollah brigades near Al-Qaim, an Iraqi district bordering Syria, on December 31, 2019. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2019-12-31T113850Z_672285636_RC2B6E9T8LXM_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-SECURITY-USA-1577793703051 — Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) fighters set the US Embassy wall on fire as they protest to condemn air strikes on their bases, in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2019-12-31T114400Z_2026472864_RC2B6E91LNBT_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-SECURITY-USA-1577793717629 — Protesters and militia fighters gather to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), outside the main gate of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2019-12-31T102747Z_1571574219_RC2A6E92X3YD_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-SECURITY-USA-1577793729052 — Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) fighters set fire on the U.S. Embassy wall to condemn air strikes on their bases, in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 184635-01-08-1577793706723 — Members of the Hashed al-Shaabi group and protesters set ablaze a sentry box in front of the US embassy building in the capital Baghdad to protest against the weekend's air strikes by US planes on several bases belonging to the Hezbollah brigades near Al-Qaim, an Iraqi district bordering Syria, on December 31, 2019. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Iraq_US_Airstrikes_57129.jpg-b9a53-1577793710361 — US soldiers fire tear gas towards protesters who broke into the US embassy compound, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2019-12-31T105250Z_268888987_RC2A6E96KFQE_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-SECURITY-USA-1577793721276 — Protesters and militia fighters gather to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), outside the main gate of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 184639-01-08-1577793705084 — Iraqi protesters set ablaze a sentry box in front of the US embassy building in the capital Baghdad to protest against the weekend's air strikes by US planes on several bases belonging to the Hezbollah brigades near Al-Qaim, an Iraqi district bordering Syria, on December 31, 2019. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2019-12-31T114036Z_186568001_RC2B6E9TOH6N_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-SECURITY-USA-1577793696643 — A protester attacks with his shoe a window of the US Embassy, during a protest to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2019-12-31T113903Z_10675800_RC2B6E9PB3ZK_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-SECURITY-USA-1577793699943 — Protesters vandalise a security booth outside of the US Embassy, as people gather to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2019-12-31T114211Z_1377008853_RC2B6E9GS2LI_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-SECURITY-USA-1577793693155 — Protesters and militia fighters gather to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), outside the main gate of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 184480-01-08-1577793726002 — Members of the Hashed al-Shaabi group and protesters set ablaze a sentry box in front of the US embassy building in the capital Baghdad to protest against the weekend's air strikes by US planes on several bases belonging to the Hezbollah brigades near Al-Qaim, an Iraqi district bordering Syria, on December 31, 2019. Image Credit: AFP

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