Iraq Expels Swedish Envoy, Recalls Charge D’affaires Over Quran Burning
BAGHDAD, Jul 21 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi government yesterday asked the Swedish ambassador to leave Iraq and recall its charge d’affaires from Sweden, in protest against the burning of the Quran and the Iraqi flag in Sweden.
A statement by the government said, Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani issued the directives “in response to the repeated permission of the Swedish government, to burn the Quran, insult Islamic sanctities, and burn the Iraqi flag.”