RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Saturday condemned attacks on Kuwaiti border posts by drones launched from Iraqi territory, the foreign ministry said.
The Kuwaiti military said on Friday that two drones coming from the direction of neighboring Iraq struck border posts on its northern frontier with the country, causing damage but no casualties.
“This morning, two of Kuwait’s northern land border posts were targeted in a criminal act of aggression involving two explosive-laden drones guided by fiber-optic cables, originating from the Republic of Iraq, resulting in material damage but … no human casualties,” the military said in a statement on X.
In a statement, the Saudi foreign ministry voiced its “categorical rejection” of any violation of state sovereignty and attempts to destabilise the region, stressing the need for Iraq’s government to address such threats to Gulf states responsibly.
The Kingdom also affirmed its solidarity with Kuwait, “government and people,” and reiterated support for measures taken to safeguard the country’s sovereignty, security and stability.
Bahrain and the UAE also issued condemnations on the attack, calling them a ‘flagrant violation’ of Kuwait’s sovereignty and international laws, as well as a threat to national security and stability.
Manama, in a statement released by its foreign affairs ministry, called on Iraq to fulfill its international obligations by taking “immediate and decisive action” to apprehend the perpetrators and ensure accountability.
The statement also called for the strengthening of “regional and international cooperation to deter future aggression and preserve collective security.”
Mohammed Al-Issa, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, and Jasem Al-Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, also issued separate statements denunciating the drone attacks.
Al-Issa characterized the drone strikes as “criminal acts” while Al-Budaiwi reiterated that the continuation of the attacks from Iraq constitutes “a flagrant violation of the principles of good neighborliness and all international laws and norms.”
