Baghdad accuses the international coalition of being a “factor of instability” for the country. “This path pushes the Iraqi government more than ever to put an end to the mission of this coalition, which has become a factor of instability in Iraq, and threatens to drag Iraq into a regional conflict,” deplored General Yehia Rasool, military spokesperson for Prime Minister Mohamed Chia al-Soudani.

The strikes carried out by Washington on Iraqi territory against armed pro-Iran groups in response to attacks targeting American forces.