"We express our deep concern over the burning of the Kurdistan Region flag and the attack on the offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Baghdad," the message said, according to Bass News.

UNAMI also strongly condemned "acts of violence and intimidation" in its message, calling it not a solution but a complication of the problems in Iraq.

Referring to the current situation in Iraq, the United Nations notes that the country "needs unity, stability and dialogue to deal with many of its problems."

Shawan Mohammad Taha, the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Baghdad, told Rudaw TV on Saturday, October 17, that Hashid al-Shaabi (also known as PMF) supporters had gathered in front of the KDP office in Baghdad to protest and entered the building, adding that the supporters entered the building and set fire to the building and the flag of the Kurdistan Region.

In the hours after the attack, Iraq PM Mustafa Al-Kadhimi convened an emergency meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security, which issued a statement condemning the attack and announcing an investigation into why the security forces did not prevent the Hashid al-Shaabi supporters from entering the building, NRT reported.

It added that fifteen people have already been arrested in connection with the attack, though it did not provide any details about their identities or affiliations.

Calling the attack “unacceptable,” Kadhimi warned in a tweet against a “return to sectarian rivalry or an Iraqi against another for political purposes.”

Meanwhile State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus also condemned the attack in a statement published late on Saturday, saying “The ability to speak freely and critically is a vital component of any democracy, and political parties should be able to engage in robust debate without threat from militias and thugs.”

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