Published December 13,2023
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned an assault final week on the US Embassy in Iraq, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller mentioned Tuesday.
In a telephone name with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Blinken additionally condemned a collection of assaults on US personnel in Iraq and Syria in latest weeks, Miller mentioned in an announcement.
“The Secretary welcomed the Prime Minister’s robust condemnation of the latest assaults as ‘acts of terrorism’ in addition to the Iraqi authorities’s pledge to analyze and maintain perpetrators accountable.
“The Secretary noted that the attacks are being carried out by militias who are acting with the support of Iran and undermining Iraq’s sovereignty and independence. They committed to remain in close contact over the coming days and weeks,” Miller added.
The US Embassy in Baghdad was attacked on Friday, with a minimum of two rockets falling in its neighborhood, however no workers members had been injured.
So far, no group has claimed accountability for the assault, which was the primary towards the US Embassy since Oct. 7.
Since Oct. 7, following Israel’s devastating onslaught on the Gaza Strip, US navy bases in Iraq and Syria have come below assault by a minimum of 70 rocket and unmanned aerial car strikes in an obvious protest towards the US coverage of supporting Israel.
Source: www.anews.com.tr