US closes consulate in southern Iraq following attacks

US closes consulate in southern Iraq following attacksWASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Friday that it would temporarily close the U.S. consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra following a rocket attack earlier this month blamed on Iranian-backed militias.




from https://www.yahoo.com/news/state-department-says-consulate-iraqi-city-basra-evacuated-203613809.html

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