Militia rockets kill five civilians in Iraqi capital as US mulls embassy withdrawal

Two women and three children were killed at a Baghdad home on Monday as the United States threatens to pull its diplomatic mission.
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A handout picture received from the US Embassy in Iraq on Dec. 31, 2019, shows smoke billowing from a sentry box at an entrance of the embassy in the capital, Baghdad, after supporters and members of the Hashid Shaabi military network breached the outer wall of the diplomatic mission during a rally to vent anger over weekend airstrikes that killed pro-Iran fighters in western Iraq. - US EMBASSY IN IRAQ/AFP via Getty Images
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Three children and two women were killed by a rocket strike on a home in a Baghdad neighborhood on Monday.

The incident, announced by Iraq’s Security Media Cell, comes amid threats by US officials to withdraw Washington’s embassy in Baghdad if the militia attacks are not stopped by Iraq’s security forces.

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