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US summons Iraqi ambassador over drone strike on diplomatic facility in Baghdad
The State Department condemned the strikes as terrorist attacks and said Iraq must act to stop Iran-backed militias from targeting US facilities.
- On Thursday, the United States summoned Iraqi Ambassador Nizar Khirullah to express "strong condemnation" of "egregious terrorist attacks," including an April 8 ambush of US diplomats in Baghdad, the State Department said.
- Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau emphasized "the Iraqi government's failure to prevent these attacks," noting the US-Iraq relationship was "adversely" impacted by elements providing cover for the militias.
- Separately, Kuwait's Foreign Ministry condemned drone attacks on a National Guard site Thursday evening, calling the strikes a violation of sovereignty and airspace that caused significant material damage.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corp denied launching attacks toward Gulf countries during the ceasefire, stating that any official strike would be announced publicly by the government.
- Pro-Iranian armed groups announced Wednesday they would suspend attacks for two weeks, following the ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
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US summons Iraqi ambassador over drone strike on diplomatic facility in Baghdad
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau summoned Iraqi Ambassador Nizar Khirullah on Thursday after a drone struck a major U.S. diplomatic facility in Baghdad, the State Department said in a statement.
US Calls on Iraq to Protect American Diplomats in Baghdad
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau called on Iraq to better protect American diplomats in the country, following an alleged drone attack near a U.S. diplomatic facility in Baghdad. Landau on April 9 summoned Iraqi Ambassador Nizar Khirullah to condemn what State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott called the “egregious terrorist attacks by Iran-aligned militia groups” launched from Iraq against U.S. diplomatic personnel and facil…
US summons Iraqi ambassador over drone attack on diplomatic facility in Baghdad
The United States has summoned the Iraqi ambassador to Washington. This action follows a drone attack on a major US diplomatic facility in Baghdad. The US Embassy in Baghdad stated that an Iraqi terrorist militia group, allegedly aligned with Iran, carried out multiple drone strikes.
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