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Baghdad on Alert over Possible Attack on Airport, Green Zone

The Victory Arch, known as the Swords of Qadisiyah, in Baghdad's high-security Green Zone. (AFP)
The Victory Arch, known as the Swords of Qadisiyah, in Baghdad's high-security Green Zone. (AFP)
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Baghdad on Alert over Possible Attack on Airport, Green Zone

The Victory Arch, known as the Swords of Qadisiyah, in Baghdad's high-security Green Zone. (AFP)
The Victory Arch, known as the Swords of Qadisiyah, in Baghdad's high-security Green Zone. (AFP)

The Operations Command on Saturday revealed that outlawed armed factions were seeking to attack Baghdad's international airport and Green Zone.

The information was leaked in a secret cable overnight on Friday.

The military said the attack was likely to take place on Saturday night or Sunday.

The factions would resort to shooting or armed drones in the operation.

The military called for the deployment of intelligence agents and security patrols at the potential target locations.

The airport and Green Zone have been the favored targets of anti-US factions.

They have never claimed responsibility for past attacks, which have often targeted the US Embassy in the Green Zone and the vicinity of the international airport where they suspect American trainers and experts are present.

The attacks notably came to a halt after the Iraqi government announced in late 2021 that it had reached an agreement with the US over the withdrawal of its combat units from Iraq.

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Lebanon's Speaker Sets Jan. 9 Date to Elect President

FILED - 01 October 2020, Lebanon, Beirut: Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri speaks during a press conference. Photo: Hassan Ibrahim/Lebanese Parliament/dpa
FILED - 01 October 2020, Lebanon, Beirut: Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri speaks during a press conference. Photo: Hassan Ibrahim/Lebanese Parliament/dpa
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Lebanon's Speaker Sets Jan. 9 Date to Elect President

FILED - 01 October 2020, Lebanon, Beirut: Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri speaks during a press conference. Photo: Hassan Ibrahim/Lebanese Parliament/dpa
FILED - 01 October 2020, Lebanon, Beirut: Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri speaks during a press conference. Photo: Hassan Ibrahim/Lebanese Parliament/dpa

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri set a Jan. 9 date for lawmakers to elect the country's president, the state news agency (NNA) reported on Thursday.
Lebanon has not had a president or a fully empowered cabinet since October 2022 due to a power struggle.

Israel's offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon had prompted a renewed bid by some leading Lebanese politicians to fill the two-year-long presidential vacuum.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect on Wednesday under a deal brokered by the US and France, allowing people in both countries to start returning to homes in border areas shattered by 14 months of fighting.

Berri has said that, once there's a ceasefire, he supported the election of a president who doesn't represent "a challenge" to anyone.

The presidency is decided by a vote in Lebanon's 128-seat parliament. No single political alliance has enough seats to impose its choice, meaning an understanding among rival blocs is needed to secure the election of a candidate.