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Iraq backtracks after Hezbollah listed as a terror group

Iraq’s Committee for Freezing Terrorists’ Funds said Thursday that it would correct an official list of designated terrorist organizations following furor from pro-Iran figures in the country over the inclusion of Hezbollah and the Houthis.

Axar.az reports that both groups, based in Lebanon and Yemen, respectively, are backed by Iran and seek Israel’s destruction. Iran has a vast influence over policies in neighboring Iraq.

The committee said in a statement carried by Iraq’s state news agency that Baghdad had approved a list of “entities and individuals associated with ISIS and Al-Qaeda” that will have their funds frozen following a request by the government of Malaysia. Most of the groups and people on the list were from Southeast Asia.

“Other entities’ names were included due to the list being published before undergoing revision,” the statement said, without naming either Hezbollah or the Houthis. “The Iraqi Gazette will be corrected with the removal of entities and parties from the list of entities associated with the terrorist organizations ISIS and Al-Qaeda.”

Date
2025.12.04 / 20:51
Author
Axar.az
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