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Warnings of militarization of the US embassy after the arrival of the Marines in the Green Zone

6/21/2025

Information/Baghdad..

A member of the United Anbar Alliance, Mohammed al-Dulaimi, warned on Saturday of the serious security and political repercussions of transforming the US embassy in Baghdad into a military barracks, in light of reports of the withdrawal of a large number of US diplomatic staff and the arrival of Marines into the Green Zone.

Al-Dulaimi told Al-Maalouma News Agency, “The central government is required to reject the militarization of the US embassy in Baghdad, especially after the withdrawal of diplomatic staff, which constitutes a violation of diplomatic norms and threatens to turn the Green Zone into a confrontation zone.”

He added, "Transforming embassies into military sites is internationally unacceptable, and the United States itself claims that military barracks must be removed from civilian areas, which reveals the duplicity of its positions on the matter."

Al-Dulaimi pointed out that "the arrival of large American forces to the Green Zone is an illegal measure, given the readiness of Iraqi forces to secure the area without the need for foreign support," indicating that "the American military presence inside cities puts the lives of civilians at risk and reinforces the feeling of a lack of autonomy." 

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