A US military official told Reuters that at least seven mortars hit the US embassy compound in Baghdad early on Friday in what appeared to be the largest attack of its kind so far.

A figure close to "Sayed Moqtada al-Sadr" in response to criticism of the government's silence in the face of the request to close the American embassy, demanded the movement of Iraqis to the American embassy in Baghdad.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Today's view: The decision to change the use of foreign military bases instills a kind of hope for a better future in the minds of the citizens and promises them good days in a land that has been plagued by wars before. Long and several decades, stable crises, widespread and uncontrollable insecurities and widespread and ...