Baghdad - Iraq suspended a Saudi-owned private TV channel on Saturday, hours after dozens attacked its office to protest a report that described militia leaders in the region as “terrorists.” Dozens of people stormed the office of MBC satellite channel in Baghdad in the early hours of Saturday, with videos shared on social media showing them destroying equipment there.
The local Shafaq News website reported that the attackers deemed an MBC report “disrespectful to the Axis of Resistance.” The so-called Axis of Resistance is a network of anti-Israel groups backed by Iran, including Hamas, Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthis and an umbrella of Iraqi militias.
On social media, excerpts from the MBC report, believed to have caused the uproar, showed it focusing on terrorism in the region and including several killed Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, alongside al-Qaeda’s Osama bin Laden. (dpa)
