Iraq Allegedly Threatened To Sever Diplomatic Ties with Sweden

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani on Thursday ordered the withdrawal of the Iraqi attorney general in Stockholm and the expulsion of the Swedish ambassador to Iraq, the Iraqi media reported.

On Thursday, the Iraqi government released a blistering statement, threatening to terminate diplomatic ties with Sweden if the Quran burnings continued.

The Iraqi government claimed in a statement that it had warned the Swedish government of its determination to terminate diplomatic ties if the Quran burning occurred again.

The decision was reached during an emergency meeting of senior military and security officials on Thursday morning, led by Iraq's prime minister, to address the Swedish government's approval to be granted to a person to subsequently burn sacred books in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. During the discussion, the burning of the Swedish embassy in Iraq was also highlighted.

The conference denounced the cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's supporters for torching the Swedish embassy, calling it a security lapse that must be addressed promptly, and emphasizing that those responsible for the embassy's security must be held accountable.

According to AFP, Iraqi demonstrators torched the Swedish embassy in Baghdad on Thursday morning ahead of plans to burn Qurans in Sweden. Swedish authorities allowed the meeting outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm late Thursday.

According to AFP, the organizers wanted to burn the Iraqi flag and copies of the Quran there.

Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant living in Sweden, burned a Quran outside Stockholm's main mosque on June 28.

As a result, Kuwait, Iraq, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates summoned Sweden's envoys. During protests in front of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq also sought Momika's extradition so she could be prosecuted under Iraqi law.

Sweden hard received harsh criticism for permitting the burning of the Quran outside a mosque during the important Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha.

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9 Dead After Vehicles Came Under Terrorists Attack In Afghanistan

Afghanistan, (Daily Post). Insurgents attacked two vans in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday, killing at least nine people. "The bombs were installed inside the vans; as a result of those blasts, nine people were killed and 13 were injured," Mohammad Asif Waziri, the commander of Mazar-e-Sharif, said. The local Shi'ite community operated and used the public transportation vans, he added. The Shiite Muslim Hazara community, a minority Muslim sect in Afghanistan, is often attacked by armed groups, including the Islamic State. The Taliban, who seized power following NATO's withdrawal, claimed earlier this week that they had eliminated the majority of the Islamic State's presence in Afghanistan. Despite the Taliban claims, attacks on Shia Muslims continue in many parts of the country.

Bus Accident In Turkey Claimed Nine lives

TURKEY — A bus slammed into an overhead bridge's pillar, killing at least 9 and leaving 26 others injured. The incident occurred on Friday, killing nine passengers on board and wounding at least 26, according to the province governor. The tragedy occurred when the bus departed from Izmir in western Turkey for Agri in the country's east, authorities said. The injured passengers were transported to hospitals in Ankara and Polatli, but there was no information available regarding their current condition. According to the state-run Anadolu Agency, a deputy chief attorney was tasked with conducting an inquiry into the crash's cause, which resulted in the closure of one side of the road.

Pagers Explosions Claimed 11 Lives, Left Thousands Wounded In Lebanon

According to the Health Minister's announcement, pager explosions in several parts of Lebanon brought about up to 11 deaths including a 7-year-old girl, and over 2,700 injuries. Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad further said that around 200 other serious injured were admitted to various hospitals. The incident report was first televised by Lebanon's state-run TV. Hundreds of Pagers were detonated as a result of an Israeli cyber attack, killing and injuring many people across Lebanon, including the south, Bekaa, and Beirut. Ziad Makary, the Lebanese Minister of Information, addressed the conference, emphasizing that the government condemns the Israeli attack and that the world community is also responsible for it. The world community's passive stance toward Israeli atrocities encouraged such attacks.

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