WASHINGTON – The US State Department on Monday strongly condemned the “senseless” attack on the convoy of the Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi.
A roadside bomb detonated near the convoy of Osama al- Nujaifi and Governor Atheel al-Nujaifi in northern Iraqi province of Nineveh, wounding two of the speaker’s bodyguards.
The statement from the State Department:
The United States strongly condemns today’s attack on the convoy of the Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Osama al-Nujaifi, in Ninewa province. Speaker Nujaifi has been a strong partner of the United States’ efforts in Iraq and we are grateful that he was unharmed in the attack.
Today’s attack exemplifies the danger terrorist groups pose to all Iraqis, and the importance of Iraqi leaders from all communities working together to isolate militant groups from the broader population. The United States stands with the Iraqi people and will continue to work closely with Iraqi political and security leaders to combat those who commit such senseless acts.
