Thousands of Hezbollah supporters stormed the US embassy.

The US air strike on the Hezbollah base in the Al-Qaim area of ​​the city resulted in serious problems for the United States - thousands of supporters of the organization and ordinary Iraqi citizens, who opposed the American presence in the country, made several attempts to storm the US embassy in Baghdad.

Hundreds of Kataib Hezbollah supporters are swarming the US embassy in #Baghdad #Iraq pic.twitter.com/S3gxgJfb9r

- Last Defender (@LastDef) December 31, 2019

Judging by the video footage presented, thousands of people not only entered through the fence around the US Embassy, ​​later breaking it altogether, but also set fire to several administrative buildings, and also tried to get inside.

US embassy in #Baghdad #Iraq pic.twitter.com/3TKBJq4mWf

- Last Defender (@LastDef) December 31, 2019

To support American diplomats and members of the security service, an additional 100 marines were deployed to the area of ​​the American embassy, ​​however, due to the fact that the protesters refused to let the latter, the marines had to land on the embassy building from a helicopter.

# U.S. Attack Helicopters currently firing flares over the # U.S. Embassy in #Baghdad, #Iraq pic.twitter.com/YCEzZGC09Y

- Last Defender (@LastDef) December 31, 2019

God damn ... US Embassy in #Baghdad, #Iraq pic.twitter.com/ALAaoJnXnY

- Last Defender (@LastDef) December 31, 2019

Experts draw attention to a very serious escalation of the situation, which, obviously, the United States is also aware of, since any rash actions by the American military can lead to large-scale clashes, including the use of heavy weapons, since there have been several attempts to attack the US Embassy in the past. using multiple launch rocket systems, RPGs, mortars, etc.