Washington blames Baghdad: You failed to prevent attacks against us… Disband the factions immediately.
Washington blames Baghdad: You failed to prevent attacks against us… Disband the factions immediately.
2026-04-10
Shafaq News – Washington
The US State Department summoned the Iraqi ambassador to Washington, Nizar Khairallah, on Thursday to condemn attacks by Iranian-backed armed groups on diplomatic facilities and US interests launched from Iraqi territory.
According to a statement issued by the US State Department, translated by Shafaq News Agency, Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau summoned the Iraqi Ambassador to Washington, Nizar Khairallah, to express the US government’s strong condemnation of the attacks targeting its interests launched from Iraqi territory.
According to the statement, the US State Department spokesman said that Washington condemned what it described as “horrific terrorist attacks” carried out by pro-Iranian factions, noting that among them was an ambush targeting American diplomats in Baghdad on April 8.
The spokesman added that these attacks come after “hundreds of attacks” in recent weeks targeting American citizens, diplomatic facilities and business interests, as well as neighboring countries and Iraqi institutions and civilians, including in the Kurdistan Region.
He noted that his country, while praising the efforts of the Iraqi security forces in countering these attacks, believes that the Iraqi government “failed to prevent them,” pointing out that some entities linked to the government are still providing “political, financial and operational cover” for those factions, which negatively affects relations between the two countries.
The spokesman stressed that the United States would not tolerate attacks on its interests, calling on the Iraqi government to take immediate action to dismantle Iranian-linked armed groups within Iraq.
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