Rockets Strike US Embassy in Baghdad as Protests Continue

Iraqi protesters scurry to catch a tear gas canister amid clashes with security forces at an anti-regime demonstration in Al-Khillani square in the capital Baghdad, on Jan. 27, 2020. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images

A number of rockets struck the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, injuring at least one staffer and causing some material damage as clashes in the region over the weekend left at least five anti-government protesters dead.

The United States has “expressed outrage” over the latest attack.