01.01.2020 - 18:16 [ CNN ]

Iraqi security forces regain control of area around US Embassy after second day of protests

Iraqi security forces have regained control of the area around the US Embassy in Baghdad after the compound was rocked by a second day of mass protests.
Earlier Wednesday security personnel fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of protesters — some of whom were seen trying to climb the building‘s walls — eyewitnesses told CNN.