US faces crossroads in Iraq with threat of embassy closure
In the past week Iraq has been roiled by more attacks on the US.
Iraqi Army officers wear protective masks, following an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as they walk with U.S. officers before a handover ceremony of U.S.-led coalition forces to Iraqi Security Forces as part of a drawdown of coalition troops at the Nineveh presidential palace, in Nineve(photo credit: REUTERS/ABDULLAH RASHID)