The Zone

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demonstrators upset with the recent U.S. air strikes targeting Iranian-backed attacked by Iraqi militia in The American Embassy compound in Baghdad.

U.S. troops to disperse fired tear gas, a lot of that came in a reception hall in The Compound in the capital, the heavily fortified Green Zone .

A guard post on the road in the vicinity was also set on fire.

U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Iran for The Attack , the warning: "you pay a very high price!"

"Iran will be lost, the full responsibility for the life, or damage to our sites," he wrote in a tweet. "This is not A Warning , it is a threat. Happy New Year!"

Mr Trump has accused first Iran the "orchestration" of the assault about nine hours earlier. Iran denied any involvement, and condemned the "audacity" of the United States for the preparation of the indictment.

at least 25 fighters were killed when the US bases bombed in connection with the Kataib Hezbollah militia in Western Iraq and Eastern Syria, on Sunday .

the demonstrators demanded the closure of the U.S. Embassy

The told US, it is retaliation measures for a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base in Kirkuk on Friday that killed an American civilian contractor.

the Prime Minister of Iraq Adel Abdul Mahdi of the strike, said had against his country, its sovereignty, while the Kataib Hezbollah's leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, warned that his answer is "that would be very hard for The American Armed forces in Iraq".

What happened in Baghdad?

Tuesday, the protest took place after funerals were held in Baghdad, the militia fighters are killed in the U.S. strikes.

thousands of mourners - including Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and a few other senior-militias and paramilitary leaders marched in the direction of the Green Zone , where many Iraqi government buildings and foreign embassies.

a Senior para-military and militia leaders were among the protesters

of the Iraqi security forces were able to enter The Zone and gather on a street outside the US Embassy.

"This is the message that it was proved that she is a Embassy of the conspiracy against Iraq," says Qais al-Khazali, leader of Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia.

Waving Kataib Hezbollah, and other militia flags and chanting anti-American slogans, the protesters threw stones at the connection to the main gate, pulled up the surveillance cameras, attacked empty guard posts, and caught fire.

Kataib Hezbollah called for was an open protest in front of The Embassy

escalates until he closed The Situation later, if the substance of the wall has been breached.

and dozens of people crowded about 5m (16ft) in a corridor leads to the main Embassy building, before forced to retreat by tear gas fired by U.S. troops.

A U.S. official told Cbs News that the connection was not wounded, but that protesters had scaled a wall with a ladder and get in a reception area outside.

Iraqi soldiers and police were deployed according to reports, later, and the protest faded as night Fell .

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Fifty people were treated for inhaling tear gas in hospitals in Baghdad, a health Ministry source told the BBC.

None of the employees of The Embassy were evacuated, but they are now on lockdown, CBS reported. Ambassador Matthew Tueller was outside of Iraq for an already planned vacation and was supposed to return to The Embassy .

What was the reaction?

hours after the protest began, Prime Minister Abdul-Mahdi called on the people from the vicinity of the U.S. Embassy.

"Any attack on or harassment of embassies and foreign delegations actions can be reliably prevented, the security forces and severely punished by The Law ," he said.

Armed U.S. Embassy security staff were photographed through a window during the protest

President Trump tweeted: "Iran killed an American contractor and many injured. We reacted strongly, and always will be. Now Iran , masterminding an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. You will have the full responsibility. In addition, we expect that the Iraq his troops to protect The Embassy . "

There was no immediate reaction from the Iranian government.

Minister of defense Mark Esper , later said that had used "appropriate force" to protect The Embassy , and added: "We will send additional forces to the support of our employees. "He gave no Details .

U.S. Marines in Kuwait Packed up their equipment, before to be flown to Baghdad on a response to the crisis of the mission

Kataib Hezbollah, meanwhile, called for a protest in front of The Embassy until it was closed, and The Ambassador was expelled from the Iraqi news site Al-Sumaria said.

Why have the US target Kataib Hezbollah?

The US said the militia had carried out repeated attacks on the Iraqi bases that host U.S.-led coalition troops are fighting against the Islamic state (IS) group.

In response, US forces carried out "precision defensive strikes added," - on Sunday against five institutions, including weapon stores and command and control sites, its ability to carry out future attacks.

Since 2009, the has intended US to be Kataib Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, listed and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis as a "global terrorist".

The defense Ministry said that the militia had a "close link" with Iran , the Quds Force , the overseas operations arm of the Islamic revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and had "always lethal aid and other support from Iran received".

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Source of news: bbc.com