On 16 September, the U.S. State Department told Shafaq News that Washington supported Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi’s efforts to establish state sovereignty and prevent attacks inside Iraq or launched from Iraqi territory. The response came after a question about reports of possible U.S. measures if Baghdad failed to restrain armed factions; the department announced no financial or economic measure in its response.
- شفق نيوز16 Sept, 10:21
“The U.S. State Department affirmed United States support for Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi’s efforts to establish state sovereignty and prevent attacks inside Iraq or launched from its territory.”
أكدت وزارة الخارجية الأميركية، اليوم الأربعاء، دعم الولايات المتحدة جهود رئيس الوزراء العراقي علي الزيدي لبسط سيادة الدولة ومنع تنفيذ هجمات داخل العراق أو انطلاقها من أراضيه
a named U.S. financial measure, an Iraqi weapons-control order or enforcement tied to attacks from Iraq by 19 September; any of these moves this file.