THE IRAQI MILITIA ARE INSIDE THE

US EMBASSY COMPOUND AFTER

BREAKING DOWN THE GATES.

JILLIAN: THEY SET FIRE TO A

RECEPTION AREA.

THE IRAQI MILITIA VOWED TO

RETALIATE FOR US MILITARY

AIRSTRIKES.

>> THAT IS RIGHT.

WHAT WE UNDERSTAND IS HUNDRED OF

DEMONSTRATORS STORM THE US

EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD.

ALL OF THIS IN RESPONSE TO US

AIRSTRIKES IN IRAQ AND SYRIA

THAT KILLED 25 MEMBERS OF THE

IRAQI SHIA MILITIA GROUP, WHAT

WE KNOW ABOUT THE EMBASSY

STORMING TODAY, THERE'S A GLASS

BARRIER BETWEEN US EMBASSY

GUARDS AND THOSE SUPPORTERS OF

THE IRAQI MILITIA GROUP.

THEY ARE STILL SEPARATED BUT

IMAGES SO FIRES SET OUTSIDE THE

MC COMPOUND, SMASHED GLASS AND

HUNDREDS STORMING THE EMBASSY.

THERE ARE REPORTS OF

EVACUATIONS.

WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM

THOSE REPORTS BUT THERE IS

LIMITED POLICE PRESENCE ON THE

GROUND IN BAGHDAD.

ALL OF THIS AFTER THE IRAQI

PRIME MINISTER PROTESTED THE US

DECISION TO LAUNCH THIS

OPERATION IN THE FIRST PLACE

CALLING IT A VIOLATION OF IRAQI

SOVEREIGNTY.

THERE ARE 5000 US SERVICE

MEMBERS ON THE GROUND HELPING

IRAQI SECURITY FORCES FIGHT THE

ISLAMIC STATE.

THIS IS BEEN AN ONGOING

OPERATION BUT SOMETHING THAT

COULD HANG IN THE CROSSHAIRS AS

A RESULT OF THE DECISION BY

DONALD TRUMP TO STRIKE THIS

IRANIAN BACK MILITIA GROUP.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF OUTCRY BY

SENIOR OFFICIALS IN BAGHDAD FOR

AMERICANS TO STRIKE WITHIN IRAQI

SOVEREIGN TERRITORY.

THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THIS

WILL AFFECT FUTURE AMERICAN

IRAQI RELATIONS WITH THE LATEST

INFORMATION, HUNDREDS OF IRAQI

DEMONSTRATORS INSIDE THE US

EMBASSY COMPOUND IN BAGHDAD AS A

RESULT OF THOSE STRIKE THAT LEFT

25 IRANIAN BACKED MILITIA

MEMBERS DEAD.

JILLIAN: MARK -- MIKE POMPEO

ELABORATED ON THIS SAYING IT WAS

A DEFENSIVE ACTION AND THEY TOOK

A STRIKE AT AN AMERICAN

FACILITY, DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN

PATIENT AND MADE CLEAR WHEN

AMERICAN LIVES WERE AT RISK WE