Iraqi protesters began leaving the encircled US embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday, a day after their incursion into the compound in protest against US strikes on Hashd Shaabi fighters on Sunday. The Hashd Shaabi, known in English as Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), ordered its supporters to end their sit-in at ...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he had discussions with the UN General Secretary, Israeli Prime Minister, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince over strikes that killed and injured dozens of Iraq’s Hashd Shaabi fighters. Pompeo tweeted early on Tuesday (December 31) saying he had ...