US Baghdad embassy attacked by protesters angry at air strikes
US troops
fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that breached the outer wall of the
compound, which is in the capital's heavily fortified Green Zone.
A guard post on the street nearby was also set alight.
US President Donald Trump accused Iran of "orchestrating" the attack and said it would be "held fully responsible".
At least 25
fighters died when the US bombed bases associated with the Kataib
Hezbollah militia in western Iraq and eastern Syria on Sunday.
The US said it
was retaliating for a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base in Kirkuk
on Friday that killed an American civilian contractor.
Iraqi
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said the strikes had violated his
country's sovereignty, while Kataib Hezbollah leader Abu Mahdi
al-Muhandis, warned that its response "would be very tough on the
American forces in Iraq".
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