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U.S. prepares to order departure of all nonessential staff from Baghdad embassy, officials say

The State Department is preparing to order the departure of all nonessential personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad due to the potential for regional unrest, two U.S. officials said Wednesday. The ...
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Protesters break into Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Stockholm Quran burning

Demonstrators breached the perimeter of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad Thursday, a day after a protester burned a copy of the Quran in Sweden. The protests in the Iraqi capital were ordered by the ...
Arizona Daily Star

Opening of mammoth, $600M U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad delayed until well into next year

WASHINGTON — The opening of a mammoth, $600 million U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, which had been planned for last month, has now been delayed well into next year, U.S. officials said Thursday. The ...