Bahrain, Saudi Arabia summon Iraqi diplomats over militia attacks: What to know
The United States and Kuwait have likewise criticized Iraq over actions tied to Iran-backed armed groups in the country.
Bahrain summoned the Iraqi ambassador on Monday to protest what it said were Iraqi-based militia attacks on the kingdom and other Gulf countries, mirroring a move by Saudi Arabia the day before.
What happened: The Bahraini Foreign Ministry summoned Ambassador Ahmed Ismail al-Karawi to express its “strong condemnation of the continued attacks by drones outgoing from Iraqi territory towards the kingdom and a number of Gulf Cooperation Council states." The statement delivered to the ambassador called on Iraq to “deal with these threats and attacks urgently and responsibly,” the official Bahrain News Agency reported.
On Sunday, the Saudi Foreign Ministry summoned Iraqi Ambassador Safia Taleb al-Suhail to protest “continued blatant drone attacks and threats launched from Iraqi territory targeting Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states,” adding that Baghdad must “address” the issue, according to the official Saudi Press Agency.
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry was not immediately available for comment.
