Jamal said, “The abduction of foreigners in Iraq is growing and affecting relations with [those] countries.”
“We are trying hard not to let these incidents affect our relations with foreign countries such as the US and Qatar, among others,” he added.
Iraqi military strategist Hisham al-Hashimi told Al-Monitor that the increase in abductions is due “to the lack of security and military control imposed by security institutions to reduce the spread of arms and armed groups.”
Media reports have often accused the Popular Mobilization Units of being behind the kidnapping operations, which it denies.
“A committee within the Popular Mobilization Units ought to be established and granted the authority to supervise these Popular Mobilization Units factions and hold them accountable in accordance with the Anti-Terrorism Law,” Hashimi said.
(Kidnap image via Shutterstock)
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