Iraq’s government on Wednesday blasted US airstrikes launched in the country against Shia militias, calling them a violation of Iraqi sovereignty.
“We vehemently condemn the attack on Jurf al-Nasr, executed without the knowledge of Iraqi government agencies,” said Iraqi government spokesman Basem al-Awadi.
“This action is a blatant violation of sovereignty and an attempt to destabilize the security situation,” al-Awadi added.
The statement came after the US military announced it launched airstrikes early Wednesday against facilities south of Baghdad used by Kataib Hezbollah, a Shia militia that’s aligned with Iran. Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an umbrella group of Shia militias that formed in 2014 to fight ISIS, said eight of its fighters were killed in the US strikes.
About 24 hours earlier, a US AC-130 Gunship launched airstrikes against individuals the US claims were responsible for a ballistic missile attack on the Ain al-Asad airbase, which hosts US troops. US officials said the AC-130 killed three militants.
The AC-130 strikes were the first the US launched in Iraq since US troops in Iraq and Syria started coming under attack due to President Biden’s support for Israel’s onslaught in Gaza. According to the Pentagon, US troops have come under attack 66 times in Iraq and Syria since October 17.
The US previously launched three rounds of airstrikes in eastern Syria. Over the weekend, The Washington Post reported that the Pentagon was aware launching strikes in Iraq could “exacerbate anti-American sentiment” in the country.
The US has 2,500 troops in Iraq, a presence many elements in Iraq strongly oppose. The Iraqi government said the airstrikes violated the agreement the US has with Baghdad to keep troops in the country.
“The recent incident represents a clear violation of the coalition’s mission to combat [ISIS] on Iraqi soil,” the statement said. The government also condemned the frequent attacks on US troops and said it was the only authority that could punish the perpetrators.
“The Iraqi government is solely dedicated to enforcing the law and holding violators accountable, a prerogative exclusively within its purview. No party or foreign agency has the right to assume this role, as it contradicts Iraqi constitutional sovereignty and international law,” the statement said.
Their “sovereignty” would not extend to aiding, abetting and/or harboring terrorist organizations or proxies. If they would be unable or unwillingly to target organizations targeting counter-terrorism operations and/or forces within an appropriate amount of time there would certainly be no excuse to criticize others able or willing to do so. “Territorial rights” do not have precedence over “human rights”, with the unjustified attacks against U.S. counter-terrorism forces supporting Israel in its anti-genocide operations against the explicitly genocidal Hamas organization: https://disq.us/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Funderstanding-hamas-s-genocidal-ideology%2Far-AA1i0jaZ%3AcPp2dhnOy1Q8glT4lLsWw9c-1jw&cuid=18764 certainly giving every impression of appearing to count as a violation of those. You wouldn’t necessarily lose the right to exist due to actions relating to the defense of other people. Due to these unjustifiable acts of terrorism appearing related to the ongoing situation of Israel’s self-defense justified counter-terrorism and anti-genocide operations that take every reasonable measure to reduce if not eliminate civilian casualties, it can be recalled that the U.S. government has recently stated that “As long as America Exists, It Will Support Israel”, so as such the future for Israeli and U.S. cooperation against terrorism and attempts of genocide seems only bright. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/013d08095a8f54111c768dea5302b91752ccf2d399a4bfe0b9b380b1296f5f9e.jpg
Israel has no right to defend itself against the population it illegally and forcibly occupies. No right. None.
And no one ever has a right to engage in genocide, which is exactly what Israel is doing and what you are aiding and abetting.
Minor political disputes can be settled without large scale atrocities and deaths of innocent civilians, with any movements that attempt to use these tactics for their political goals and policies immediately ceasing to be legitimate political entities. No one in Israel deserves to die over a political dispute the same way no one in the area of “Palestine” deserves to die due to the actions of the terrorist and genocidal organization known as Hamas, with the Israeli government and the IDF taking every reasonable measure to reduce if not eliminate civilian casualties despite the terrorist and genocidal organization known as Hamas attempting to hide in civilian infrastructure in an attempt to cause civilian casualties specifically due to their and only their actions, with them bearing full responsibility for every casualty that has occurred in this terrorist and genocidal conflict of choice. If you’d disagree with this, I can give you the same “challenge” I’ve given you previously in terms of proving the accusations and assertions you appear to be attempting to make. In the meantime, I might take the compliment that you might appear to think of me as being that influential on the world stage. I apologize for the sarcasm, it just doesn’t appear there would be too much actual evidence to support the assertions that you appear to be attempting to prove.
More vomit.
Tell you what. I am sending you this video to make you crazy. I don’t know, it may be helpful. Or make you vomit more stuff…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzhiPPq7Gak
That was a horrifically graphic video that didn’t appear to be actually informative or useful. It features some individual attempting to rap the equivalent of “9/11 was terrible, but what about Agent Orange”? And at a certain point, yeah what about it? Because if your ever attempting to add a “but” in terms of the September 11th terrorist attacks, you might need to take a good long look at what exactly you’d be attempting to accomplish. While yes, the U.S. has certainly made mistakes, that does not ever justify an indiscriminate terrorist attack against a civilian population, nor would an actual terrorist ever simply be for “peace and love”. So personally I guess I might prefer my “rap” with a little bit more melody and a lot less political trite. https://youtu.be/a8Q5HHjKHrA
“Terrorism” is a political label rather than a factual description of a militant group or activity. Hamas were the elected government of Palestine, governing Gaza for the last 17 years. Iraq has every right to utilise government sponsored militias for its security and advancement of its legitimate national interests. The Iraqi parliament previously voted to demand American forces leave, Trump blackmailed the Iraqi government to let them stay. I think this will push things over the edge and finally lead to Iraq booting them out.
Terrorist is a country, in the case of Israel, that kills an entire village (Deir Yassin), runs off 750,00 people from their homes, occupies a territory that is 25 miles long, 5 miles wide for 75 years, forms a blockade because the wrong group won and election, conducts night raids at will, aids other people to harass, shoot people living there, limits electricity, potable water, fuel for pumps, restricts travel in and out of Gaza. In other words, polices the larges concentration camp the world has ever seen. That guy “mirrors edge” knows all of that, but he is just like that guy, Stuart Seldowitz, who was in the Obama administration (f*ckery against Palestinians knows no bounderies), so, take what he says as word vomit and leave it at that.
Israel didn’t exist at the time of the Deir Yassin massacre.
Occupying powers have no rights.
BDS USA/Europe/Israel. Let them eat weapons.
Which means we have no rights in the countries we occupy.
The American bases are unwanted and need to be removed.
Okinawa, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, et al.
Quite a load you just vomited up.
Throw the bums out …
They have tried. And tried.
“The Washington Post reported that the Pentagon was aware launching strikes in Iraq could ‘exacerbate anti-American sentiment’ in the country.” No kidding Einstein(s)!? I didn’t realize both the Washington Post and Pentagon fired everyone and replaced them all with Einstein(s)!? Where did they find all those Einstein(s)?
No kidding! A man asked a bank robber why he robbed banks. His reply: that is where the money is.
Why are our troops in Iraq (uninvited) attacked? Because they are there.
We need to end our occupation there. Hey. That sounds familiar.
yankee go home!
The US coalition , composed of the US and its proxies,
officially concluded its combat mission in Iraq in December 2021, but
U.S. troops remain in Iraq to advise, train, and assist Iraqi security
forces against the ongoing ISIL insurgency, including providing air
support and military aid. . . .and not to drop bombs on Iraqi militias.
Any country that allows US military bases has already lost its sovereignty. Too late Iraq.
FJB and Happy Thanksgiving.
If Iraq was truly Sovereign it would kick out the yanks , ho wait a minute they tried to and the yanks refused to go so Iraq is just another yanky occupied country just like so many others , Germany , Britain , all of Europe , Australia , Japan , S.K Hawaii , Guam , ect ect ect.