Iraqi officials, Kata’ib Hezbollah condemn rocket attack on Baghdad Green Zone

Senior Iraqi officials and Kata'ib Hezbollah resistance group, which is part of the Popular Mobilization Units, have denounced the latest rocket attack that targeted the high-security zone in the capital Baghdad, blaming rouge elements for the “unjustifiable” assault.

“We strongly condemn the resumption of attacks on diplomatic centers and spread of terror among the residents of Baghdad,” Hadi al-Amiri, the Head of the Fatah (Conquest) Alliance in Iraq’s Parliament, said in a statement.

According to Press TV, Ameri, who also leads Iraq’s Badr Organization, censured the rocket fire on Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone as unjustifiable under any pretext, calling on Iraqi security forces to fulfill their duties and protect diplomatic installations across the country.

Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced in a statement that at least two rockets had landed in the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, which houses foreign embassies and some of the main Iraqi government institutions, on Monday evening.

The rockets only caused material damage, and there was no mention of casualties.

No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Kata’ib Hezbollah’s Military Spokesman Jaafar al-Husseini also called the rocket attack on the high-security Green Zone of Baghdad an attempt to foment unrest in Iraq.

“According to the information received by us, the rocket attack in Green Zone, was the work of evil hands who want to destabilize the country,” Husseini pointed out in a short message.

Furthermore, influential Iraqi Shia Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the Baghdad government to take proper actions to stop attacks on diplomatic missions.

“We are witnessing an increase in the use of weapons, bombings and attacks targeting diplomatic installations in Iraq…They are posing tremendous risk to the lives of Iraqi civilians, and seriously damaging the prestige of the administration,” Sadr wrote in a post published on his official Twitter page.

He called on Iraqi authorities not to stand idly by and adopt appropriate steps to prevent rocket attacks.

Additionally, the Leader of the National Wisdom Movement (al-Hikma), Ammar al-Hakim, deplored attacks on diplomatic missions, especially in the Green Zone in the center of Baghdad.

He said those individuals who launch such assaults are not concerned about the dire consequences of their actions, which tarnish the reputation of Iraq, damage the prestige of the government in the global public opinion, and endanger the lives of people residing in the nearby areas.

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