US State Department demands Iraq make effort to dismantle its militia groups

In a meeting with Iraqi Ambassador Nizar Khirullah today, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau condemned recent "egregious terrorist attacks" against US facilities by Iran-backed militias in Iraq, according to a spokesperson for the State Department. "While acknowledging the efforts of Iraqi Security Forces to respond to these terrorist attacks, the Deputy Secretary emphasised the Iraqi government’s failure to prevent these attacks while some elements associated with th