An influential Iraqi faction has called for a U.S. military exit from the country as the leaders of Hezbollah and Israel swapped threats over a series of suspected Israeli strikes across the Middle East.
by expelling U.S. forces from Iraq and striking Israel from Lebanon.
"While we reserve the right to respond to these Zionist attacks, we hold the international coalition, particularly the United States, fully responsible for this aggression, which we consider a declaration of war on Iraq and its people," a statement by the group read, according to the Associated Press.
"We support Iraqi sovereignty and have repeatedly spoken out against any potential actions by external actors inciting violence in Iraq. The government of Iraq has a right to control their own internal security and protect their democracy. They are conducting an investigation into the recent attacks accordingly," the statement read.
Unlike in Iraq, the U.S.-led coalition operates in Syria without the permission of the national government, accused of war crimes in its conflict with a rebel and jihadi uprising once backed by the U.S. and its regional allies, including Israel, which has continued a years-long campaign of strikes against sites said to be associated with Iran.
A picture taken from the Israeli side of the disputed border with Lebanon on August 27 shows Lebanese military and United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon vehicles patrolling near a Hezbollah flag in the Lebanese village of Aitaroun. The leaders of Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged threats after a series of suspected Israeli strikes targeted Iran-backed groups across the Middle East.
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