US summons Iraq envoy over Iran-backed attacks against Americans

The US summoned Iraq’s ambassador to Washington on Thursday, slamming recent Iran-backed attacks on American diplomats and facilities in Iraq.Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau summoned Nizar Khirullah to express the US government’s strong condemnation of what the State Department said were egregious terrorist attacks by Iran-aligned militia groups launched from Iraqi territory against US diplomatic personnel and facilities.This includes the April 8 ambush of US diplomats in Baghdad, Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said. “These attacks come after hundreds in recent weeks against US citizens, diplomatic facilities, and commercial interests, as well as Iraq’s neighbors and Iraqi institutions and civilians, including in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region,” Pigott said.Acknowledging the efforts of Iraqi Security Forces, Landau emphasized the Iraqi government’s failure to prevent these attacks, while some elements associated with the Iraqi government “continue to actively

Go to News Site