Iraq says unauthorized drone launches will be treated as terrorism

 

Iraq will treat unauthorized drone launches as “terrorist acts” under its counterterrorism law as Baghdad moves to bring weapons under state control, the Interior Ministry said Monday.

The measure follows scores of attacks on US interests across the region by Iran-aligned armed groups in Iraq since the US-Iran war began in late February.

Authorities have confiscated 49 drones this year and created a database covering six million weapons nationwide, the ministry said. Iraq is also seeking to disarm armed groups operating outside state control.

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