BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Protesters angry about U.S. air strikes on
Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, setting off a confrontation with guards and prompting the
United States to send additional troops to the Middle East.
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The
protests, led by Iranian-backed militias, posed a new foreign policy challenge for U.S. President
Donald Trump, who faces re-election in 2020.
The State Department said diplomatic personnel inside were safe and there were no plans to evacuate them.