It was the first time in years protesters have been able to reach the US embassy in Baghdad, which is sheltered behind a series of checkpoints in the high-security Green Zone. Photo: AFP 
Iraqi protesters breach the outer wall of the US embassy in Baghdad during an angry demonstration on December 31, 2019 to denounce weekend US air strikes that killed Iran-backed fighters in Iraq. – It was the first time in years protesters have been able to reach the US embassy in the Iraqi capital, which is sheltered behind a series of checkpoints in the high-security Green Zone. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) 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) 
Members of Hashd al-Shaabi, a paramilitary force, smash the bullet-proof glass of the embassy (AFP) Iraqi security forces stand guard at the entrance of US embassy. Photo: AFP 
An Iraqi supporter of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary network lifts a picture of Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani in front of the US embassy in Baghdad. Photo: AFP 
Protesters in military fatigues daub graffiti on the US embassy walls demanding the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. Photo: AFP A sentry box burns at an entrance to the United States embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Photo: AFP A plethora of Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq have made it increasingly difficult for Baghdad to balance the demands of its allies Tehran and Washington. Photo: AFP Protesters set fire to a sentry box before penetrating the outer wall of the embassy compound. Photo: AFP Smoke billows from the entrance of the US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad after supporters and members of the Hashed al-Shaabi military network tried to break into the building, during a rally to vent anger over deadly US air strikes. Photo: AFP
Thousands of protesters attacked the US embassy in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday in anger at American air strikes in Iraq and Syria that killed more than two dozen Iran-backed militia fighters at the weekend. Photos: AFP