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Shafaq News- Abu Dhabi

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday summoned Iraq’s chargé
d’affaires in Abu Dhabi to protest attacks it attributed to armed Iraqi
factions targeting its territory, calling on the Iraqi government to urgently prevent
any hostile acts originating from its territory and directed toward Gulf
countries.

In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed
the Iraqi diplomat Omar Abdulmajid Hamid Al-Obaidi a strongly worded protest
note expressing the UAE’s condemnation of what it described as ongoing
“terrorist attacks” launched from Iraqi territory, claiming that the attacks
were carried out by armed groups affiliated with Iran, despite the announcement
of a ceasefire.

The attacks targeted vital facilities in Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) countries, calling them a violation of national sovereignty,
airspace, international law, and the United Nations Charter. The protest note,
delivered by Ahmed Juma Al-Marashda, Director of the Arab Affairs Department,
warned that continued attacks by Iran and its “affiliated groups” threaten
regional stability and undermine international efforts to provide security.

Read more: Six Arab states urge Iraq to halt cross-border attacks by armed factions

It added that such actions place relations with Iraq under
serious strain, with potential negative consequences for cooperation and ties
between Iraq and GCC member states.

The statement also referenced United Nations Security
Council Resolution 2817 (2026), supported by 136 countries, which calls for an
immediate and unconditional halt to provocations or threats against neighboring
states, including through “proxy actors.” The UAE reaffirmed the importance of
Iraq’s role in promoting regional stability and maintaining its sovereignty,
urging Baghdad to act as a responsible partner in its regional environment.