Pompeo condemns the assassination of Hashemi and calls on the Iraqi government to end the armed factions

Pompeo condemns the assassination of Hashemi and calls on the Iraqi government to end the armed factions

10/7/2020 13:15

Pompeo condemns the assassination of Hashemi and calls on the Iraqi government to end the armed factions[Baghdad_Yan]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned the assassination of an unknown researcher and Iraqi security expert, Hisham al-Hashemi, in Baghdad on Wednesday, accusing “Iranian-backed militias” of the assassination.
Pompeo, in an interview with reporters, said that Hisham al-Hashemi devoted his life to a free Iraq and was brutally assassinated.

He called on the Iraqi government to “hold Iran-backed militias accountable for this heinous assault.”

An armed group riding in two motorcycles fired at the expert on armed groups affairs Hisham Al-Hashemi in front of his house in the Zayouna area east of Baghdad, which caused his death, which caused a sensation, and

Hisham Al-Hashemi, 47, an expert in armed groups affairs, is a writer with studies Several strategies.

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