A spokesman for Iraq’s top military commander condemned recent US attacks on Iraqi military and counter-terrorism positions and facilities as “unacceptable” and a “blatant” violation of the Arab country’s sovereignty. .
Yahya Rasoul issued the statement on Wednesday after the United States targeted a number of locations in western Iraq with missiles, including the town of al-Qaim near the Syrian border and the town of Jurf al-Nasr southwest of Baghdad.
These military installations and installations were owned by the Iraqi Armed Forces and Iraqi resistance groups against terrorism, including the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), known as Hashd al-Shaabi, and Kataib Hezbollah.
“With a clear determination to undermine the security and stability of Iraq, the United States has resumed airstrikes against the positions of Iraqi military units of the Army and Popular Mobilization Forces in the Jurf al-Nasr and al-Qa areas. ,” Rasoul wrote.
“This unacceptable behavior…blatantly violates Iraq’s sovereignty and contributes to an irresponsible escalation.”
Star Star
•••••في إصرار واضح على الإضرار بالأمن والاستقرار في العراق، تعود الولايات المتح An important problem is to solve an important problem.
— يحيى رسول | Yehia Rasool (@IraqiSpoxMOD) January 24, 2024
Iraqi officials said the U.S. attack came at a time when the region was already facing the risk of further conflict, the effects of Israel’s war on Gaza, and the immoral war of annihilation facing the Palestinian people. emphasized. .
“Although major powers, including the United States, have remained silent regarding these crimes, we see the United States embarking on reprehensible and unwarranted aggressive actions against Iraq’s territory and national sovereignty,” Rasoul said. Stated.
“We call on the international community to support peace and security and to fulfill its responsibility to prevent any violations that threaten Iraq’s stability and sovereignty,” it added.
A spokesperson for the Supreme Commander of the Iraqi Armed Forces stressed that Baghdad treats these operations as acts of aggression and will take the necessary measures to protect the lives and dignity of the Iraqi people.
During the recent US invasion, two people were reportedly killed and two others injured in shelling in the town of Al Qaim.
In response, the Iraqi Resistance Forces announced that they would continue operations against occupied military bases, targeting U.S.-occupied military facilities in neighboring Syria and Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq’s western Anbar province.
Anti-American sentiment has been rising in Iraq since the assassination of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, along with the region’s legendary counterterrorism commander General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad in January 2020. .
They were targeted along with their colleagues in a drone strike authorized by former US President Donald Trump near Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020.
Two days after the attack, Iraqi lawmakers approved a bill requiring the government to end the presence of all U.S.-led foreign troops.
