While the Americans and Iranians negotiate the restart of the nuclear deal in Vienna, in Iraq, Shiite militias close to Tehran continue to put pressure on the United States. Even if it means engaging in a dangerous game. During the night from Friday to Saturday, three drones loaded with explosives struck the surroundings of Erbil, the "capital" of the Kurdish autonomous regions of northern Iraq, where there is an American consulate. Two damaged a house while the third did not explode. In a tweet, the US consulate condemned the attack, which represents
"a clear violation of Iraqi sovereignty"
.
"This attack is part of a continuous pressure to ultimately force the United States to leave Iraq"
, analysis from London, for
Le Figaro
, Hamdi Malik, researcher at the Washington Institute.
“Gradually, the militias are escalating using increasingly sophisticated weapons, such as drones,” he
adds.
Since the start of the year, 43 attacks have
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