黑料社区 condemns 鈥榯errorist鈥� rocket attack in northern Iraq

A worker cleans shattered glass on Feb. 16, 2021 outside a damaged shop following a rocket attack the previous night in Irbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. (AFP)
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  • The attacks drew wide condemnation from Arab, US and Western officials
  • United Nations warns Iraq could spin out of control

RIYADH: 黑料社区 strongly condemned and denounced the 鈥渃owardly terrorist attacks鈥� that targeted an airport used by US forces in northern Iraq.
A civilian contractor was killed a US service member injured when rockets were fired at Irbil鈥檚 international airport on Monday.
The attack 鈥渢hreatens the security and stability of Iraq and the region, and the safety of its air navigation, in a way that undermines the efforts of the global coalition to help Iraq fight terrorism,鈥� 黑料社区鈥檚 foreign ministry said.
鈥淲e express our categorical rejection of the targeting of Iraq鈥檚 security, destabilizing its unity, and affecting its territorial integrity.鈥�

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The Kingdom said it supports Iraq鈥檚 efforts in 鈥渇ighting terrorist organizations that seek to undermine their stability and influence their sovereignty.鈥�
The attacks drew wide condemnation from Arab, US and Western officials.
The UAE said it permanently rejects all forms of violence and terrorism aimed at destabilizing security and stability, and is inconsistent with religious and humanitarian values 鈥嬧€媋nd principles.

Kuwait said such attacks would not deter the Iraqi people from continuing their efforts of establishing security and the rule of law, while Bahrain said it was necessary for the international community to take a firm stance against terrorist acts.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US was pledging its support for investigating the attack and holding accountable those who were responsible.
British foreign minister Dominic Raab called the attacks 鈥渙utrageous and unacceptable,鈥� and said Britain stands fully behind Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi.
鈥淟ast night鈥檚 attack on coalition forces and civilians in Irbil were outrageous and unacceptable,鈥� Raab said. 鈥淚raqis won鈥檛 forgive militias putting Iraq鈥檚 stability at risk.鈥�

Al-Kadhimi and prime minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Masrour Barzani said they would hold the perpetrators to account.
Iran said it opposed any acts that harmed Iraq鈥檚 security and denied suggestions by some Iraqi officials that it had any link to a little-known Shiite militant group calling itself Saraya Awliya Al-Dam that has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The United Nations warned Iraq could spin out of control, while special representative Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert deplored the deadly assault and called for national unity.
鈥淪uch heinous, reckless acts pose grave threats to stability. Iraq must be shielded from (external) rivalries,鈥� she said in comments posted on Twitter. 鈥淲e call for restraint and for close Baghdad-Irbil collaboration to bring culprits to justice.鈥�

(With AP, AFP and Reuters)