BAGHDAD: The American embassy in Baghdad had partially withdrawn its staff because of security concerns, two senior Iraqi officials told Agence France Presse late Wednesday.

Washington has been outraged by the dozens of rocket attacks and roadside bombs targeting its mission and other United States military installations across Iraq over the last year.

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