According to him, Washington has taken protective actions to ensure the safety of American citizens, military and diplomatic personnel.
“We are sending additional forces in support of the embassy staff. Like all countries, we believe that host forces will help ensure the safety of our staff, ”Esper wrote on Twitter.
He called on the Iraqi government to comply with relevant international obligations.
In turn, the State Department informed that the protesters in Iraq did not penetrate the US Embassy, there are no plans to evacuate personnel.
Earlier it was reported that the demonstrators set fire to the gates of the diplomatic mission in protest against the shelling of the Shiite organization Hezbollah by the US military.