Sadr City bombings acts of desperation- US
Date
2/29/2016 6:25:17 PM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON Feb 29 (KUNA) -- The US Department of State on Monday called the bombings in Iraq's Sadr City by the so-called Islamic State (IS) "acts of desperation" following the group's defeat in the city of Ramadi."They're doing this not to show strength but because they're trying to show some ability to do some kind of damage as they continued to get pushed out of other places" the Department Spokesperson John Kirby told reporters.He condemned the bombings which claimed the lives of more than 70 people yesterday."Security in Baghdad remains a top priority and the prime minister and his government have expressed their strong commitment to providing security to all Iraqis and to reforms to heal the divides in Iraqi society and we support Prime Minister (Haidar Al] Abadi) in his efforts to do just that" Kirby said. "We reaffirm our commitment to support the Iraqi people and the government of Iraq as they work to defeat IS" he added. (end) ys.gb
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