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Rockets strike near US embassy in Baghdad, no casualties reported

This is the 19th attack since October to target either the embassy or the US troops

US officials said President Trump has been briefed and he is monitoring the situation.

Lawmakers are set to meet on Sunday for an emergency session on the strike and are expected to hold a vote.

Iraq's capital have been gripped by the largest grassroots protests since the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.

The young Iraqi woman received a wave of similar messages after hackers infiltrated her FB, Snapchat and Insta and stole explicit images.

The committee said snipers were active near protest sites and hunting rifles were used against demonstrators as well.

In Baghdad, protesters had set up checkpoints in the streets leading into and surrounding Tahrir Square, redirecting traffic.

The Nusra Front and Islamic State were rivals who fought bloody battles against each other in the Syrian war.

This was one of the biggest attacks targeting civilians since the extremist Islamic State group was declared defeated inside Iraq in 2017.