The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today dismissed ‎a report by the British newspaper The ‎Independent that the Iraqi Foreign Ministry ‎demanded the withdrawal of the Kingdom’s ‎ambassador to Iraq Thamer Al-Sabhan for ‎refusing to condemn a person by the named of Abdul ‎Salam Al-Sabhan who, the newspaper alleged, ‎was a cousin of Ambassador Al-Sabhan who died ‎fighting with ISIS.‎

The Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry noted ‎that Abdul Salam Al-Sabhan is not related to the ‎ambassador and called on The Independent ‎verify facts before publishing false reports.‎