ERBIL (ANP) - Het Nederlandse consulaat in de hoofdstad van de Koerdische regio in Irak, Erbil, heeft dringend aangeraden hotels in de stad te mijden. In de boodschap wordt gesproken van "onbevestigde signalen over een mogelijke aanslag op hotels in Erbil". De boodschap noemt vier namen van hotels die mogelijk gevaar lopen.

Sinds de Israëlische en Amerikaanse aanvallen op Iran begonnen, zijn er volgens media en volgens radicale sjiitische groepen met onder meer drones aanvallen geweest op" Amerikaanse doelen". Zo zijn er ontploffingen geweest in de buurt van het Amerikaanse consulaat in Erbil en bij de luchthaven.

In Irak zijn radicale milities actief die pro-Iraans zijn en die steun hebben van het Iraanse regime. Het sjiitische Iran steunt milities in het buurland waar bijna twee derde van de bevolking sjiitisch is. Er zijn felle protesten tegen de VS in Bagdad gericht tegen de aanvallen op Iran. De Amerikanen hebben nog steeds troepen in Irak en die zijn gelegerd in de Koerdische regio.

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In a lengthy post on Truth Social on February 27, President Trump ordered all federal agencies to "immediately cease all use of Anthropic's technology" following strong disagreements between the Department of Defense and the AI company. A few hours later, the U.S. conducted a major air attack on Iran with the help of Anthropic's AI tools, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

Even Trump's post noted there would be a six-month phase-out for Anthropic's technology (adding that Anthropic "better get their act together, and be helpful during this phase out period, or I will use the Full Power of the Presidency to make them comply, with major civil and criminal consequences to follow.")

Anthropic's Claude technology was also used by the U.S. military less than two months ago in its operation in Venezuela — reportedly making them the first AI developer known to be used in a classified U.S. War Department operation. The Wall Street Journal reported Anthropic's technology found its way into the mission through Anthropic's contract with Palintir.

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