The arrests are the strongest action to date by the new government in Baghdad against perpetrators suspected of ties to Iran
A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard at a checkpoint, in Baghdad's eastern Sadr City suburb, on May 31, 2020.Iraqi security forces arrested over a dozen men suspected of a spate of rocket attacks against the U.S. presence in Iraq, the Iraqi military said Friday – the strongest action to date by the new government in Baghdad against perpetrators suspected of ties to Iran.
The recent attacks posed a challenge for Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who was sworn in last month. His administration pledged to crack down on the groups behind the attacks at the start of strategic talks, according to senior U.S. officials. “It looks like Mustafa al-Kadhimi is continuing to try and put actions to words,” said Renad Mansour, a senior research fellow at Chatham House.
Former prime minister and head of the State of Law party, Nouri al-Maliki said the Popular Mobilization Forces should be respected and spared any detrimental actions. Following the arrests, armed groups in government vehicles entered the heavily fortified Green Zone “without official approval” and surrounded the headquarters of the counterterrorism agency, the military statement said. The Green Zone houses government buildings and foreign embassies.“These parties do not want to be part of the state and its obligations and seek to remain outside the authority of the commander-in-chief,” the statement said.
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