"Kabul Moment" repeats? On August 29, local time, bloody clashes broke out in the "green area" of Baghdad, the iraqi capital, causing dozens of casualties. Rumors spread that the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad used helicopters to evacuate people, which the White House denied.
According to the US Capitol Hill newspaper, on the 29th, John Kirby, strategic communication coordinator of the White House National Security Council, said that the report that the US Embassy in Baghdad was threatened was "false". He also clarified that there were no evacuees at the embassy and there was no indication that evacuation was needed at this time. #伊拉克 #
Earlier in the day, a video circulating on social media platforms showed helicopters appearing on top of the building of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. The text said that the US embassy began to evacuate personnel. August 31 marks the first anniversary of the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. In this regard, some netizens said that after the "Saigon Moment" and the "Kabul Moment", the US military seems to have ushered in the "Baghdad Moment". #Rocket attack near U.S. Embassy in Iraq # web link
