Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani has promised to launch a process to expel international coalition forces from the country, after a US airstrike killed a high-ranking militia commander in Baghdad.
An attack hit the headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an Iraqi state-sponsored umbrella organization composed of dozens of armed factions, on Thursday. At least two people were killed, including Mushtaq Taleb al-Saidi, the leader of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba (HHN), which Washington has listed as a terrorist group and claims is backed by Iran.
βThe Popular Mobilization Forces represent an official presence affiliated with the state, subject to it, and an integral part of our armed forces,βΒ the IraqiΒ prime ministerΒ statedΒ on Friday.Β βWe condemn the attacks targeting our security forces, which go beyond the spirit and letter of the mandate that created the international coalition.β
