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Baghdad warned Monday that its relations with the US were also at risk following the strikes.By Kareem Khadder, Arwa Damon and Angela Dewan, CNNProtesters attempted to storm the US embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, scaling the walls and forcing the gates of the compound, as hundreds demonstrated against American airstrikes on an Iran-backed militia group in Iraq.Video and photos on social media show demonstrators smashing the windows of the embassy and burning items outside its walls.The pro-Iranian demonstrators were mostly from Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), a coalition of predominantly Shiite militias, and three leaders of powerful militia groups were also seen at the protest.The US carried out five airstrikes in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, targeting facilities controlled by PMU member group Kataib Hezbollah.
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