Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani ordered the formation of a security team to pursue those responsible for "committing disgraceful acts of violence" against a number of Syrians working in the country, the PM’s office said in a statement on Tuesday.
“A video circulating on social media shows a masked group from a faction calling itself ‘Ya Ali Popular Formations’ carrying out reprehensible acts of violence against Syrian workers in Iraq,” the PM's spokesman, Sabah al-Numan, said in a statement.
“Al-Sudani immediately directed the formation of a specialized security team to pursue those responsible for these illegal acts, which have nothing to do with Iraqi morals,” the statement said.
“We strongly condemn these acts, which violate all human and moral values. They also constitute a violation of human dignity and rights,” it added.
The spokesman then affirmed that the law will be fully enforced without leniency or discrimination against anyone proven to be involved in these attacks.
