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Washington – Situation in Syria has destabilizing impact on Iraq

Washington: Situation in Syria has destabilizing impact on IraqBaghdad (IraqiNews.com) The US Department of State denounced the killing of professor and journalist, Mohammed Shammari, in Baghdad by a guard within the Presidential Protection Forces.

Marie Harf, Deputy Spokesperson of the US Department of State said on last Monday “First, the Iraqi judiciary is just beginning their investigation into this crime. I think a lot of the details about what actually happened have already been reported in terms of it being a security guard.”

“As I said, the judiciary is beginning their investigation. I don’t want to speculate on all the facts, other than to say, obviously, we strongly condemn the actions that took place here and want the Iraqi Government to investigate what happened,” she added.

“We have a strong and continuing partnership with the Iraqi Government. We have said since we ended the war there that we will continue working with the government and the people of Iraq to help them build their capacity and move forward past the situation they have been in,” she stressed.

“In terms of the terrorist activity inside Iraq, we believe it’s a direct result mostly of the situation in Syria and the destabilizing impact that Syria has had on Iraq in terms of foreign fighters being able to flow into Iraq and really wreak havoc there as well. We’re working with the Iraqi Government to increase their capacity to fight these threats on their own,” she concluded.

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