The US State Department denied the allegations that the US Embassy in Iraq’s capital Baghdad was evacuated due to escalating events.
An official from the Ministry, who did not want his name to be disclosed, made a statement to the AA correspondent regarding the allegations that the US Embassy in Baghdad was evacuated.
“This news is not true. Ensuring the safety of US government personnel, US citizens, and the safety of our facilities is our top priority,” the official said. used the phrase.
TENSION IS HIGH IN IRAQ
In the capital of Iraq, Baghdad, clashes with stones and sticks took place between the supporters of Muqtada es-Sadr and the supporters of the pro-Iran Shiite Coordination Framework.
First verbal, then stone and stick clashes took place between the supporter groups and the supporters of the Coordination Framework, who held a sit-in in the Green Zone where the government buildings are located. In the incident, some pro-Sadr people were injured.
Those affiliated with the Hashd al-Shaabi Security Unit also started to intervene with weapons against Sadr supporters in the Green Zone.
It was claimed that the evacuation of the US Embassy personnel, located in the center of the Green Zone, had begun. (AA)