Baghdad - Saba:
Iraqi Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, issued orders on Tuesday to form a committee to investigate the attacks on military sites and bases.
The official spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Sabah al-Numan, said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "In a treacherous and cowardly attack, from 2:15 to 3:45 today, a group of small suicide drones targeted a number of Iraqi military sites and bases. This attack caused significant damage to the radar systems at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, and the Imam Ali (peace be upon him) base in Dhi Qar Governorate, without any human casualties."
He added that "Iraqi forces were able to confront and thwart all other attack attempts on four sites in different locations, and to deal with and shoot down the drones, which had intended to target these sites." He noted that "all the targeted sites are military sites fully affiliated with the Iraqi security forces, and are under the responsibility and management of officers and personnel from our heroic security forces."
Al-Nu'man explained that "following this blatant attack, Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, ordered the formation of a high-level technical and intelligence committee, including representatives from all relevant security agencies, to investigate the circumstances of this attack, identify the perpetrators, and fully follow up on the investigation's findings." He noted that "these treacherous criminal acts will not go unpunished, and our armed forces will remain Iraq's impregnable shield in defending our people, our land, and our sovereignty."
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