BAGHDAD, Dec 16 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, condemned the inclusion of Iraqi figures, in a list of U.S. sanctions, despite their role in combating the extremist Daesh group.
“We reject and denounce the inclusion of the names of Iraqi leaders and figures, known for their history and political role in the fight against the Daesh, in sanction lists by countries, with which we have relations and agreements,” Abdul Mahdi said.
He also criticised Iraqi demonstrators, for insulting well-known Iraqi figures, as well as, leaders of the countries with which Iraq has relations.
“All these practices are harmful to Iraq and its people, encourage hatred and violence, damage the reputation of Iraq, and lead to dangerous results that are harmful to everyone and difficult to control,” he noted.
During the ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq, some demonstrators burned and tore flags of Iraq’s neighbouring countries, as well as, pictures of their leaders and clerics, in addition to tearing pictures of some Iraqi leaders.
Abdul Mahdi’s remarks came, a few days after the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department put four Iraqi figures, including Qais al-Khazali, leader of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq militant group, or League of the Righteousness, on its sanction list.– NNN-NINA