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US President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of more US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq shortly before the end of his term. (Image: Keystone)
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US President Trump wants to withdraw more troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. Shortly after the announcement, there were rocket attacks on the US embassy in Iraq.
Several rockets fell on the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Tuesday night. Four Katyusha rockets had hit the so-called Green Zone, the Iraqi security forces’ media department reported on Twitter. This is where the high security government district and the embassies of the US and other countries are located. The rockets were fired from the east of the capital. There was no information on possible victims. At first no one confessed to the attack.
There have been repeated rocket attacks near the Green Zone and at the Baghdad airport in recent months. Most of the local militias are behind this, some of which have the support of neighboring Iran. The attacks were also directed against Iraqi military bases used by US troops. Shiite militias allied with Iran demand the withdrawal of US soldiers.
The missile strikes came shortly after the United States announced Tuesday that it would withdraw troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. By January 15, the number of soldiers will be reduced to about 2,500 each, Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller said. According to the US station CNN, there are currently around 3,000 US troops stationed in Iraq.
