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December 4, 2020

U.S. Pulls Baghdad Embassy Staff on Anniversary of Assassination of Iranian General
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The U.S. is pulling dozens of staff from its embassy in Baghdad ahead of
the anniversary of the Trump-ordered assassination of Iranian General
Qassem Soleimani. It's unclear whether the move will be permanent, and
comes as tensions are flaring in the region following the killing of
Iran's top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, last week.


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