Baghdad: The head of the Reconstruction and Development Coalition, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, condemned the attacks targeting Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) headquarters on Wednesday, warning of the consequences of violating Iraqi sovereignty.

According to Iraqi News Agency, al-Sudani stated, “We condemn, in the strongest terms, the Saudi-American attack that targeted PMF headquarters in Iraq,” highlighting that “this attack represents a blatant violation of Iraq’s sovereignty and a serious transgression against the principle of Islamic brotherhood, in addition to being a clear breach of international law and the UN Charter.”

The statement further noted, “While Iraq, through its official institutions, has declared its rejection of the use of its territory to attack neighboring countries, the timing of this attack raises many questions, especially since it came after the Iraqi government formed investigative committees to look into allegations of drones being launched from Iraqi territory towards Saudi oil facilities, in a move that reflected the Iraqi state’s keenness to address issues through legal and institutional frameworks, not through military escalation.”

Al-Sudani emphasized that “Iraq retains all its legitimate rights guaranteed by international law, including what is stipulated in Article (51) of the Charter of the United Nations, in defending its sovereignty, land and people,” asserting that “any infringement on the security and stability of Iraq is something that cannot be accepted or tolerated.”