Members of the local paramilitary force are everywhere, sullenly guarding embassies and checkpoints.

Apparently troops were guarding different headquarters, offices, and embassies since early this morning.

Previously the police guarding embassies had been unarmed.

Military personnel guarding embassies often found themselves restricted to carrying unloaded weapons.

General Mundy sought to defend the program under which marines guard embassies around the world.

Algeria called up reservists and sent troops to guard government buildings and western embassies.

Diplomatic Protection Group, which guards embassies and government buildings.

They can be seen guarding closed roads, museums, embassies, government buildings and airports.

The task of guarding foreign embassies will remain with Iraqi security forces, they said.

Uniformed officers guard the White House and foreign embassies, serving essentially as security guards, not bodyguards.