Iraqi authorities have made several arrests over recent attacks on US-linked outlets, including among security force personnel, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
\nDozens of men attacked two restaurants in Baghdad on Monday including a KFC, security officials said, as calls grow to boycott US brands over Israel\u2019s war in Gaza.
\nThey were the latest in a spate of attacks targeting Western-linked brands in Iraq that started last week and have so far caused damage but no casualties.
\nThe attacks intended to \u201charm American interests\u201d, the ministry said, adding that several suspects had been arrested over last week\u2019s attacks.
\n\u201cUnfortunately, it appeared that some of them belong to one of the security apparatuses and had carried out these actions to harm American interests,\u201d the ministry said.
\nA security source said 13 suspects were arrested Monday, without providing details. Another security official said several people were detained but later released.
\nMonday\u2019s attack came shortly after the powerful pro-Iranian group Kataib Hezbollah called on its supporters to \u201cboycott and expel\u201d what they denounced as \u201cspy\u201d entities affiliated with the \u201coccupation\u201d.
\nThe group, which Washington considers a \u201cterrorist\u201d organization, has repeatedly called for US troops to leave Iraq.
\nKataib Hezbollah is part of a loose alliance of pro-Iran groups that had claimed attacks on US troops over the Gaza war before suspending them in late January.
\nSince the war in Gaza started in October, a boycott movement spearheaded by pro-Palestinian activists has targeted major Western brands, such as Starbucks and McDonald\u2019s.
\nIraq does not recognize the state of Israel, and all of its political parties support the Palestinian cause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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