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[size=52]Shiite forces are holding meetings to stop attacking the camps and for fear of foreign embassies leaving Baghdad[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad/ Tamim Al-Hassan[/size]
[size=45]Meetings of Shiite forces have been continuing for days to contain the crisis of bombing the camps, at a time when concern has begun about the expansion of the evacuations of employees of foreign diplomatic missions, as happened with the Washington Embassy. The western borders are also being tightened for fear of militants crossing from Iraq, while the so-called “Iraqi resistance” announced the bombing of camps where American forces are present in Syria.[/size]
[size=45]This comes on the eve of Prime Minister Muhammad al-Sudani making phone calls with the US Defense and Foreign Ministers about the “partnership agreement” between the two countries and “protecting American advisors” in Iraq.[/size]
[size=45]The factions issued an angry statement at the government’s recent position, which called for “pursuing the attackers of military bases,” objecting to describing those bases as “Iraqi,” and said that “Zionists are working within the coalition forces.”[/size]
[size=45]On Monday, the United States advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Iraq for fear of “kidnapping,” while directing to reduce the size of the diplomatic mission and not to use Baghdad airport due to threats.[/size]
[size=45]This came after 3 military sites, where American forces were present, were attacked by 7 drones and missiles, the day after factions declared war on American interests in Iraq due to the war in Gaza.[/size]
[size=45]Shiite sources told Al-Mada that “the government and parties in the coordination framework have been working for days to cordon off the crisis and prevent the continuation of attacks.”[/size]
[size=45]There are conflicting reports as to whether these efforts were able to stop the attacks, especially after the government announced the pursuit of the perpetrators.[/size]
[size=45]The sources report the possibility of reaching an agreement “to prevent attacks against the camps inside” which the government describes as Iraqi sites, while it will not stop bombing outside the borders.[/size]
[size=45]On Monday evening, the so-called “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” announced in brief statements that it had targeted the bases of American forces, namely “Al-Tanf,” “Al-Rukban,” and “Al-Malikiyah” in Syria, using drones, without further details.[/size]
[size=45]Yesterday, information leaked about the possibility of holding a meeting, the first of its kind, between the Shiite framework and what is known as the “Resistance Coordination.”[/size]
[size=45]Until now, it is not known exactly who is leading these attacks, as some factions use fictitious names in broadcasting statements.[/size]
[size=45]The government and the Shiite framework fear, according to the sources, that foreign embassies will follow the example of the United States in evacuating employees or reducing missions.[/size]
[size=45]Until now, the information circulating is that the services company working at the American embassy has been withdrawn, and the “Victoria” base has been evacuated of civilian contractors.[/size]
[size=45]In addition to the previous instructions to evacuate non-essential employees and families of diplomats, while there is talk of preventing the entry of Hashd factions into the Joint Operations Command, which includes Iraqis and Americans, and the departure of Ambassador Elena Romanski from Baghdad.[/size]
[size=45]Yesterday, the government announced that Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani discussed with the US Secretaries of State and Defense the developments of events in the Gaza Strip and the protection of diplomatic missions.[/size]
[size=45]The statement said that Al-Sudani and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken affirmed in a phone call “the two countries’ commitment to continuing to strengthen their partnership, in accordance with the principles contained in the Strategic Framework Agreement concluded between Iraq and the United States,” which stipulates in one of its clauses that Iraq will protect Washington’s interests at home.[/size]
[size=45]The statement also indicated that the second call with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, during which the presence of military advisors and crews of the international coalition to fight terrorism in Iraq and support of the Iraqi security forces with advice and training, and the importance of sustaining the victory over ISIS, was discussed. The call witnessed confirmation of Iraq’s commitment to protecting military advisors and diplomatic missions. operating in the country.[/size]
[size=45]The government's position on targeting military bases angered the Al-Nujaba Movement, led by Akram Al-Kaabi.[/size]
[size=45]The group said in a statement, “We regret the statement issued by the government media office, in which it describes the military bases that house the occupying American military forces by saying that they are Iraqi (bases) that house the headquarters of the international coalition advisors present in Iraq at the official invitation of the government.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Nujaba accused the government of not knowing the number, quality, and movements of the American forces in Iraq between Syria, Jordan, and Kuwait, and said, “The Zionists are present in Iraq among these forces, and they have permanent centers and headquarters within their bases.”[/size]
[size=45]The faction also accused the government of “lack of seriousness in removing the occupying forces,” and considered that the government’s latest statement would lead to “justifying and legitimizing the presence of the occupation in the media.”[/size]
[size=45]The military spokesman for the Prime Minister, Yahya Rasool, said that Al-Sudani “directed to track down and trace the elements carrying out those attacks,” referring to the bombing of the camps.[/size]
[size=45]Rasoul, quoting Al-Sudani, rejected “the attacks targeting the Iraqi bases, which include the headquarters of the international coalition advisors present in Iraq, at the official invitation of the government.”[/size]
[size=45]Meanwhile, local sources in Anbar said about the presence of military reinforcements on the border with Syria.[/size]
[size=45]The sources expected that these measures came after the visit of Thabet Al-Abbasi, Minister of Defense, last Friday to Ain Al-Assad and the border, to prevent the movement of militants to Syria or the bombing of American bases on the other side of the border. Factions had claimed that they had sent 5,000 militants to the Israeli borders as a first stage, but an official in the Lebanese Hezbollah - as presented by one of the Lebanese stations - denied the presence of Arab militants in Lebanon.[/size]
[size=45]The official said in a widely circulated video clip, “Only 7 members came from Iraq and Yemen, 4 to 3 from the two countries, to visit Lebanon before they ate at the Nabulsi grill restaurant and returned to their countries.”[/size]
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