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Report: Iraqi army enters Baghdad's Green Zone, tanks deployed
The Iraqi army entered Baghdad's Green Zone with tanks and armored vehicles, locking down the area housing the US Embassy amid escalating regional tensions. This followed US attacks on Iranian military sites near the Strait of Hormuz and an IRGC claim of destroying eight US installations in Bahrain and Kuwait.
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Iraqi armyorganizationBaghdad's Green ZoneplaceU.S. EmbassyplaceBahrain's interior ministryorganizationU.S.organizationIranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)organizationSheikh Isa Air BaseplaceStrait of HormuzplaceM/T KikutopicAli Al Salem Air BaseplaceUS Fifth Fleet headquartersplaceSalman Portplace
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