Iraq says it neither approved nor had prior knowledge of US-Saudi strikes

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Iraq says it neither approved nor had prior knowledge of US-Saudi strikes Iraqi government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi said on Thursday that Baghdad neither approved nor had prior knowledge of US-Saudi strikes on Iraqi territory, the state news agency reported. Saudi Arabia and the US Central Command (Centcom) carried out strikes against Iran-backed groups in Iraq that they said were responsible for drone attacks on the kingdom's oil facilities.