Irak

[Schneemann]

Da hat es wohl ein wenig Durcheinander gegeben: Zunächst hatte der Irak angekündigt, Hisbollah und Houthis als Terrorgruppen einzustufen und deren Gelder einzufrieren. Nun rudert man wieder zurück, offenbar gab es wohl einen gewissen Druck aus Teheran bzw. man wollte wohl keinen Zwist verursachen. Interessant dennoch, dass die schiitische Führung in Irak überhaupt auf diese Idee kam...

Iraq backtracks after listing Hezbollah and Houthis as terror groups [...]

Iraq’s Committee for Freezing Terrorists’ Funds said Thursday that it would correct an official list of designated terrorist organizations following furor from pro-Iran figures in the country over the inclusion of Hezbollah and the Houthis. Both groups, based in Lebanon and Yemen, respectively, are backed by Iran and seek Israel’s destruction. Iran has vast influence over policies in neighboring Iraq. [...]

“Other entities’ names were included due to the list being published before undergoing revision,” the statement said, without naming either Hezbollah or the Houthis. “The Iraqi Gazette will be corrected with the removal of entities and parties from the list of entities associated with the terrorist organizations ISIS and Al-Qaeda.”

Afterward, the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani repeated those claims in its own statement on the state news agency. The premier’s office also announced an investigation “to determine responsibility and hold accountable those responsible for the error.”

https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraq-backt...or-groups/

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