Protesters in Iraq have stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in response to a planned Quran burning in Sweden. The demonstrators overran the diplomatic compound, set a small fire, and waved flags and signs showing the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr. The attack on the embassy came ahead of a planned burning of the Quran in Stockholm by an Iraqi asylum-seeker. The incident has led to Iraq's prime minister cutting diplomatic ties with Sweden and ordering the expulsion of the Swedish ambassador from Iraq. The Iraqi government also announced the withdrawal of the Iraqi charge d'affaires from Sweden. The Swedish Embassy in Baghdad has closed to visitors indefinitely, and the Finnish Embassy, located adjacent to the Swedish Embassy, has evacuated its staff. The Swedish Foreign Ministry has condemned the attack on the embassy and called on Iraqi authorities to protect diplomatic missions. The US State Department has offered its support to Sweden and criticized the Iraqi Security Forces for failing to prevent the breach of the embassy. The head of Iraq's Media and Communications Commission has suspended the license of Swedish communications company Ericsson to operate in Iraq, and the Ministry of Communications has severed all dealings with Swedish companies. The Quran burning in Sweden has sparked widespread condemnation in the Muslim world, with protests in Iraq and Afghanistan. The burning of the Quran is considered blasphemous and offensive to Muslims. The incident has further strained relations between Sweden and Iraq, as well as other Muslim-majority countries.