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The Dept. of Defense released footage of some of the strikes against Hezbollah targets – three in Iraq and and two in Syria – carried out recently.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Iran that it would be held accountable after protesters attacked<\/a> the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad in response to recent U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIran killed an American contractor, wounding many,\u201d Trump tweeted Tuesday morning. \u201cWe strongly responded, and always will. Now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible. In addition, we expect Iraq to use its forces to protect the Embassy, and so notified!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Iraqi protesters were reacting to the five airstrikes the U.S. conducted Sunday in Iraq and Syria, which took out 25 fighters linked to Kataeb Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia in Iraq that is part of Iraq\u2019s Popular Mobilization Forces. Kataeb Hezbollah and PMF flags were seen carried by some protesters, according to multiple media reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. strikes followed a rocket attack Friday<\/a> at an Iraqi coalition base in Kirkuk that killed a U.S. civilian contractor and injured several American service members. The U.S. believes the Iraqi Shiite militia is the culprit behind Friday\u2019s attack in Kirkuk, along with multiple other attacks targeting coalition installations in recent months. Iran has rejected accusations that it was involved in any recent attacks though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to The Associated Press,<\/a> the Iraqi Shiite militia supporters on Tuesday knocked down the embassy\u2019s primary door and protesters cried \u201cDown, Down USA!\u201d The reception area of the embassy was also set ablaze and protesters also destroyed the embassy\u2019s gate, The Associated Press reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, U.S. service members were spotted on the roof of the embassy\u2019s main building, according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said in a statement Tuesday morning that appropriate security measures had been taken to safeguard personnel at the embassy, and noted additional troops would also be sent. U.S. Central Command told Military Times <\/a>100 Marines are reinforcing the embassy, and that two Apache attack helicopters from Taji, Iraq, are providing over watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The State Department said Tuesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi and Iraqi President Barham Salih over the phone Tuesday. U.S. State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement that both \u201ctook seriously their responsibility for and would guarantee the safety and security of U.S. personnel and property.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abdul-Mahdi, who the Wall Street Journal reported<\/a> urged the U.S. to not follow through with the strikes on Sunday, issued a statement condemning the strikes, but also said Iraqi security forces would work to shut down violence at the embassy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile we condemn the US air strikes on Iraqi military units, and acknowledge that symbolic funeral marches for the martyrs is a solemn act of remembrance, those taking part must stay away from diplomatic buildings and compounds,\u201d Iraq\u2019s prime minister said in a statement<\/a> posted on Twitter. \u201cIraqi security forces will respond to any act of aggression or harassment against foreign embassies in Iraq, and those responsible will face the full force of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iraq\u2019s Ministry of Defense reaffirmed the Iraqi government\u2019s responsibility to protect embassies in Iraq, as it rejected reports suggesting that Iraq\u2019s Minister of Defense Najah Al-Shammari was present at the U.S. Embassy during Tuesday\u2019s attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Ministry of Defense denies some media reports about the arrival of the Minister of Defense to the American Embassy building, and that the Minister is currently at his workplace in the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense,\u201d Iraq\u2019s Ministry of Defense tweeted Tuesday. \u201cThe Ministry of Defense affirms the Iraqi government’s responsibility to protect embassies and diplomatic missions inside Iraq.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iraq\u2019s Counter-Terrorism Service, an independent Iraqi organization that is closely aligned with the U.S. military, initially said that it was not responsible for defending any side involved. Rather, the organization said it was solely focused on counter-terrorism operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe official spokesperson for the #counter-terrorism service denies that the unit is charged with the task of protecting any side, and that its duties are limited to combating terrorism only,\u201d Iraq\u2019s Counter-Terrorism Service tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But forces from Iraq\u2019s Counter-Terrorism Service were later dispatched to the scene, according to Reuters<\/a>. Iraq\u2019s Counter-Terrorism Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Military Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple military and political leaders in Iraq have expressed their opposition to the U.S. air strikes and have claimed it violated Iraq\u2019s sovereignty, the Wall Street Journal reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. officials cautioned earlier this month that Iran should not be surprised if the U.S. chose to employ military force following provocations from Iran. For example, Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Mark Milley told lawmakers that \u201cthe ball is in the Iranian court\u201d regarding their actions and the response it provokes from the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIran should not mistake the United States\u2019 restraint for an unwillingness to respond with decisive military force should our forces or interests be attacked,” Esper also told lawmakers this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An estimated 14,000 additional U.S. troops have been sent to the Middle East in the past six month to beef up forces amid escalating tensions with Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, tweeted that she was monitoring the situation in Baghdad and that \u201cviolence must end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas who served in the Army as an infantry officer and deployed to Iraq, characterized the militia\u2019s attack on the U.S. embassy as \u201creckless escalation\u201d and echoed Trump\u2019s sentiments that Iran would be held accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, sought to distance the Trump administration from the Obama administration by citing the terrorist attack on the U.S. Special Mission in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11, 2012. That attack took the lives of four Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe has put the world on notice \u2014 there will be no Benghazis on his watch,\u201d Graham, who served in the Air Force, tweeted<\/a> about Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Military Times Senior Reporter Shawn Snow contributed to this report. <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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