US confirms it will pull some personnel at Baghdad embassy

The Hill: The United States will temporarily withdraw some staff from its embassy in Baghdad, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller confirmed on Thursday.

Tueller announced the move in a video posted to U.S. Embassy’s Facebook page following reports that the withdrawal was out of concern for retaliation around the one-year anniversary of the U.S.-ordered airstrike on Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

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