Targeting political parties is completely unacceptable: UK Ambassador

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The targeting of political parties and their leaderships in Iraq is unacceptable, Britain's Ambassador to Iraq Mark Bryson-Richardson said on Monday. 

"The targeting of political parties and their leaderships, business, and most recently, Baghdad International Airport is completely unacceptable," Bryson-Richardson tweeted. "Those responsible should be held to account." 

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— Mark Bryson-Richardson (@mbrysonr) January 30, 2022

The Ambassador expressed his concern for "the recent rise in violent incidents across Iraq affecting communities throughout the country."

Bryson-Richardson also expressed his country's support to Iraq's effort to counter the ISIS threat and called for the peaceful formation of the new government. 

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"We support the government of Iraq's efforts to counter threats from Daesh and criminal actors and encourage a continued focus on peaceful formation of the new government," he said using the Arabic acronym for ISIS.

"Political disputes should be addressed through dialogue and the democratic institutions."

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