Over the territory shows no sign of dimming. I am was another hour and another city welcomes in 2020 new yorkers here to celebrate the new year in times square. I am. The u. S. Marine reinforcements into its Iraqi Embassy after supporters and members of iranian backed Popular Mobilization forces broken see the components. Of this video shows u. S. Army helicopters releasing flares over the embassy the pentagon says its deploying 750. 00 soldiers to the middle east in response to the protests President Donald Trump is blaming teheran but says iran denies any parts innocent soul theres widespread anger over u. S. Airstrikes in iraq and syria targeting the hezbollah brigades well small awful scene reports from baghdad. Oh angry and determined they marched across the river tigris through unmanned checkpoints into the heart of the fortified green zone thousands of members of the iranian backed Popular Mobilization forces and their supporters surrounded the compound of the u. S. Embassy to d
A strain states at least 200 foreigners and i burning. I am i am for you yorkers celebrate the year in and. The u. S. Has flown 100 marines into its Iraqi Embassy after supporters of the a rainy and backed Popular Mobilization forces broken see the compounds. This video shows u. S. Army helicopters releasing flares over the embassy President Donald Trump is blaming to her on for the protests denied speaking involved theres widespread anger over u. S. Airstrikes in iraq and syria targeting the hezbollah brigades some wonderful scene reports from baghdad. Oh thats right angry and determined they marched across the river tigris through unmanned checkpoints into the heart of the fortified green zone thousands of members of the iranian backed Popular Mobilization forces and their supporters surrounded the compound of the u. S. Embassy to deliver a stern warning notice honor. This is a message to trump and to the American Embassy and consulate in baghdad. Watch out you have touched our soldi
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The Atlantic Council in washington, d. C. Posted this discussion. Hello, and welcome to the Atlantic Council. I am the resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and the director of the Iraqi Initiative. This is an Iraqi Initiative event. It is on record. Feel free to tweet, quote our excellent guest, and enjoy the event. We look forward to a timely, great conversation with our guest. And we will carry this live and you are welcome, if you are not here and you are watching us, you are also welcome to tweet ashtag aciraq. This is to the ac middle east center here, acmideast. Here is the format. We will get brief remarks after i finish and then i will ask some questions, then we open it to the audience for some questions. That is how we are going to proceed today. Our esteemed guest is a member of the Iraqi Council of representatives. He is a member of the future parliamentary group, deputy chairman of the Civil Society committee, a very Important Committee in the iraqi theiament, an
Tweet, excellent guests and enjoy the event, we look forward to a timely great conversation where our guests and we will carry this live and you are welcome, if you are not here and you are watching us, you are also welcome to tweet using the aciraq and this is to the middle east center here ac middle east, here is the format. Brief remarks after i finish here and then i will ask him some questions, then we open to audience for questions. So thats what we are going to proceed today. Our esteemed guest, member of the iraqi consul of representatives, hes a member of the future parliamentary group, chairman of the Civil Society committee, very Important Committee in Iraqi Parliament and he is a member of the iraqUnited States friendship committee. Hene was a cofounder of the new Generation Movement and he previously worked in washington as bureau chief for nrt and u. S. Tv and also worked for u. S. Embassy in baghdad as political cultural adviser, holds master degree in Public Policy from