US embassy personnel in Baghdad safe, no evacuation planned: US
Iraqi supporters and members of the Hashed al-Shaabi military network pull off a plaque from the entrance of the US embassy in the capital Baghdad, on December 31, 2019, after they breached the outer wall of the diplomatic mission to vent anger over weekend air strikes that killed pro-Iran fighters in western Iraq. - The US State Department said that embassy personnel are safe and there are no plans to evacuate, after Iraqi supporters of pro-Iran factions attacked the compound. It is the first time in years that protesters have been able to reach the building, sheltered behind a series of checkpoints in the high-security Green Zone. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
WASHINGTON: US personnel at the American embassy in Baghdad, which has come under attack by pro-Iran protesters, are safe and there are no plans to evacuate, the State Department said Tuesday.
“US personnel are secure and there has been no breach,” a State Department spokesperson said in a statement.
“There are no plans to evacuate Embassy Baghdad.”
The spokesperson also said that the US ambassador to Iraq, Matt Tueller, who had been away on “personal travel,” was returning to the embassy. (AFP)
