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American embassy in baghdad under siege. the situation escalating. hundreds of protesters storming the gates, retaliation for u.s. air strikes targeting an iranian-backed militia group in iraq. the mob setting fires, scaling the walls, breaking through the outer barricades. protesters smashing doors and windows. u.s. military choppers overhead firing flares to protect americans on the ground. the embassy now on lockdown. about 100 marines sent in for support, and we're just learning hundreds more troops could be on the way. president trump warning iran will, quote, pay a very big price. abc's ...

Baghdad. it's supposed to be one of the most secure in the world, and yet crowds tried to storm the compound, setting fire to guard posts and embassy walls, prying an embassy plaque off the entrance and trying to break through the windows. just a plane of glass separating guards from protesters. american troops taking up position on the roof of the embassy, firing tear gas at times, as hundreds of u.s. personnel hunkered down inside. in the fog of tear gas, the flags of kata'ib hezbollah flying outside embassy walls. it was that iranian-backed militia targeted in u.s. air strikes over the week...