A cell linked to Iranian figures and that was preparing to carry out attacks outside Iraq had been apprehended in Babil province, Iraqi sources told Al Arabiya English Saturday night.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The cell included three people belonging to militias in Babil, the sources said.Iraqi government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi said, according to Iraqi News Agency, that counterterrorism forces and Iraqi intelligence successfully infiltrated and dismantled an armed network that was planning to carry out drone attacks against designated targets.Iraq’s government has given pro-Iran armed groups in the country until September 30 to disarm. A senior Saudi source told Al Arabiya English late Thursday that there is “credible intelligence” that suggests Iran-backed proxies and the IRGC are preparing to attack Saudi Arabia.Read more: Iraq sets September 30 deadline for pro-Iran militias to disarm
Armed cell that planned attacks outside Iraq apprehended: Al Arabiya English sources
A cell linked to Iranian figures and that was preparing to carry out attacks outside Iraq had been apprehended in Babil province, Iraqi sources told Al
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