Anti-US Protests Continue Across Middle East

Embassies Warn of More Possible Demonstrations

Protests against US embassies continued across the Middle East today, with demonstrators rallying against a new anti-Muslim film that seems to have come out of nowhere, fanning religious hostilities.

Several embassies across the region warned of possible protests and by extension possible attacks, with fear growing in the wake of an attack on the Benghazi Consulate in Libya, which killed the US Ambassador.

Protests continued in Egypt after yesterday, when protesters climbed the embassy facade and spray-painted graffiti on the walls. Police attacked protesters, wounding dozens and eventually forcing the protesters away from the embassy.

Leaders in the Middle East condemned the film, but also urged protesters not to turn violent. With so much built-up resentment against the US over its past decade of foreign policy, the film may ignite a powder-keg officials aren’t able to tamp down.

Author: Jason Ditz

Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.