Iraqi government spokesman: US claim about prior coordination for the perpetration of US aggression unfounded

The Iraqi government spokesman Basem Al-Awadi denied on Saturday, any prior coordination for the perpetration of US aggression against the Iraqi sovereignty.

The American administration has carried out a new act of aggression against Iraq’s sovereignty. In this incident, multiple American aircraft bombed locations in the Akashat and Al-Qa’im regions, including areas where Iraqi security forces are stationed, alongside nearby civilian places, Al-Awadi said in a statement on Saturday commenting on the new US aggression.

The Iraqi News Agency (INA) quoted Al-Awadi as saying that this blatant aggression caused the tragic loss of 16 martyrs, including civilians, and 25 individuals sustaining injuries. Furthermore, the assault resulted in significant losses and damage to residential buildings and citizens’ property.

According to INA, he added “subsequently, the American side intentionally engaged in deception and distortion of facts, stating coordination with Iraqi authorities for the perpetration of this aggression—an unfounded claim crafted to mislead international public opinion and evade legal responsibility for this condemned act, in violation of international laws”.

Al-Awadi stressed that this aggressive airstrike will push the security situation in Iraq and the region to the brink of the abyss, jeopardizing ongoing efforts to establish the necessary stability.

He clarified that Iraq reiterates its rejection of turning its territory into a battleground for settling scores.

“We assert that the presence of the international coalition, which deviated from its assigned tasks and granted mandate, has become a reason for endangering security and stability in Iraq. It also serves as a justification for entangling Iraq in regional and international conflicts,” Al-Awadi went on to say.

The Iraqi government is committed to exerting every effort mandated by moral, national, and constitutional responsibility to safeguard the Iraqi land, cities, and the lives of service members across all branches of the armed forces, he concluded.

Iraq’s Foreign Ministry summons the Chargé d’Affaires of US Embassy in Baghdad

The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) summoned the Chargé d’Affairs of the United States Embassy in Baghdad.

 “In protest against the American aggression that targeted Iraqi military and civilian sites, MOFA will summon the Chargé d’Affaires of United States Embassy in Baghdad, David Parker, due to the absence of the American Ambassador,” MOFA stated, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA).

This step came to deliver an official note of protest regarding the American attack that targeted military and civilian sites in the Akashat and Al-Qaim regions this dawn, the statement added.

Earlier on Saturday, Spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, said that the cities of Al-Qaim and the Iraqi border areas were subjected to American airstrikes in blatant violation of the Iraqi sovereignty.

“The cities of Al-Qaim and the Iraqi border areas are being subjected to air strikes by United States aircraft, as these strikes come at a time when Iraq is striving to ensure the stability of the region,” Major General Rasoul said in a statement reported by the Iraqi News Agency.

He warned that this aggression will have serious consequences on security and stability in the region.

In the same context, The Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces announced that 16 of their members were killed and 25 others were wounded in the US aggression on several sites west of Al-Anbar governorate.

Hamda Mustafa