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In a statement published on Sunday night, the Presidency of the Kurdistan region in Iraq condemned the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad and considered it an act contrary to international laws in the protection of foreign missions in the country, and the spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces confirmed that those responsible would be pursued and brought to justice.
And he said in a statement that “the recurrence and continuation of this type of attacks on diplomatic missions and country representations contradicts the interests of Iraq and the sovereignty of the country. It also contradicts international laws and leads to bad effects, and exposes the relations of Iraq. Iraq with other countries to a real danger. “
Security Media Cell confirmed the occurrence of 8 Katyusha rockets on the perimeter of the embassy in the Iraqi capital on Sunday night, and the embassy confirmed that there had been “slight damage” to the building, suggesting that innocent civilians would be injured in the surrounding areas.
He added: “It is the duty of the Iraqi government to preserve the security of the countries’ diplomatic missions, preserve the lives and property of citizens and take all necessary measures to prevent the repetition of these attacks, find the perpetrators, bring them to the courts and punish them. “
For his part, the spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasool, confirmed this Sunday that the security forces will pursue the outlaws responsible for attacking the United States embassy in Baghdad on Sunday night.
Rasoul added that the security forces will hold those responsible accountable and bring them to justice.
In a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) on Sunday, Rasul said: “Criminal gangs renewed their missile attacks on civilian facilities and homes in Baghdad’s Green Zone on Sunday night, causing damage in various residential buildings and cars and terrorized the population. “
He added that “this objective” provides a “negative message for the world”, and emphasizes the interest of the security services to protect diplomatic missions.
He noted that “our heroic security forces … will not allow language to impose wills at the expense of Iraq’s name and sovereignty.”
The Iraqi presidency had released a similar statement denouncing what it described as “criminal acts” and its emphasis on targeting “outlaws” and holding them accountable.
The Iraqi presidency said in its statement that “the continuation of these criminal acts that lead first to endanger the safety and life of innocent citizens and their property, as well as an objective of the country’s sovereignty and national efforts to preserve the prestige of the state. “
The statement added that the continuation of the attacks “undermines Iraq’s international reputation and its foreign relations, by targeting diplomatic missions whose responsibility to protect their security and the security of their facilities and personnel falls on the Iraqi side within their obligations. applicable internationals “.
The embassy condemned the missile strikes that targeted its Baghdad compound, noting that it had received “reports of damage to residential areas near the US embassy and the possibility of some injuries among innocent Iraqi civilians.”
Videos were released showing that the embassy’s defense systems responded to the missiles that struck it.
