Demonstrators waving Iraqi flags outside the US embassy in Iraq as the siege rumbled on for a second day. Trump has squarely levelled blame at Iran for the assault on the consulate
Cooking pots set up outside the embassy where 50 tents and a number of portable toilets have been shipped in for the long haul
Daily Mail: Siege at the US embassy: Pro-Iran militia storm Baghdad compound for a second day as Marines fire tear gas and video reveals how bloodthirsty Hezbollah fighter vowed to kill every American inside
* Yesterday thousands of demonstrators - many of them members of Iran-backed militia - rushed the heavily fortified Green Zone after US strikes killed 25 members of the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah in air strikes
* One militant said: 'God willing if this fire reaches inside the embassy, we will not spare a single employee'
* President Donald Trump's reinforcements were engaged early Wednesday as tear gas was fired to disperse those who had spent the night outside the main gates. Several ambulances arrived to ferry the wounded
* Yesterday's riot, which included smashing through the embassy's security area, setting fires around the complex and hurling rocks, ended in a camp being set up outside the consulate
* Some 50 tents, portable bathrooms and cooking pots were shipped in as hundreds of the furious mob prepared a sit-in at the embassy's gates, demanding that the US withdraw from Iraq
Pro-Iran militia have stormed the US embassy in Baghdad for a second day, with US marines firing tear gas on the militants this morning following demands for American blood in retaliation for airstrikes on Iraq.
Yesterday thousands of demonstrators - many of them Iran-backed militants - rushed through the heavily fortified Green Zone after US air strikes killed 25 members of the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah in air strikes Sunday night.
One furious militant said: 'God willing if this fire reaches inside the embassy, we will not spare a single employee.'
President Donald Trump's reinforcements were engaged early Wednesday when tear gas was fired to disperse those who had spent the night outside the main gates. Several ambulances arrived to ferry those stricken by the gas.
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WNU Editor: There are a number of impressive pictures in the above Daily Mail post. It is in Iran's interest to have these demonstrations continue. It diverts attention away from the massive anti-Iran demonstrations that have been occurring daily in Iraq for the past few months, as well as suppressing coverage of the anti-government demonstrations and hardships in Iran itself.
Some gold shouldered moron determined that this is the center of gravity. I hope the Iranians can meet payroll for all the campers. Payroll seems to be a problem for Hezbo and Iran nowadays.
ReplyDeleteThat drug seizure in Uruguay bound for African had to really hurt the Hezbo bottom line.
Venezuela, Cuba, Hezbollah ... So many mouths to feed and not enough food, spoons or toilet paper.