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Islamic Resistance in Iraq says will fight Israel in case of Lebanon invasion

Thursday, 04 July 2024 6:27 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 04 July 2024 6:40 AM ]

In this file picture, Iraqi fighters from the anti-terror Kata'ib Hezbollah group march during a military parade marking International Quds Day, in the capital Baghdad. (Photo by AFP)

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of anti-terror fighters, has expressed its readiness to fight against Israel and the United States if the occupying regime wages a new war on Lebanon.

A field commander of the group told AFP on Wednesday that there would be "escalation for escalation" in the event of a full-blown military aggression against Lebanon.

The commander, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, also said that the Islamic Resistance in Iraq had already sent "experts and advisors" to Lebanon.

Meanwhile, Iraqi political scientist Ali al-Baidar warned that a major war between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement "will not be limited to Lebanese territory".

"In Iraq and in the region armed groups will enter into the confrontation," he added.

Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging deadly fire since early October, shortly after the usurping entity launched a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip following a surprise operation by the Palestinian Hamas resistance group.

Hezbollah has vowed to keep up its retaliatory attacks as long as the Tel Aviv regime continues its Gaza onslaught, which has so far killed at least 37,953 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 87,266 others.

Fears of a wider regional conflict have been growing in recent weeks as Hezbollah fighters and Israeli forces have intensified their attacks.

Yemeni forces, Iraqi resistance hit vital Israeli target in Haifa: Yemeni army spokesman

The Yemeni army conducts a joint operation with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, hitting a vital Israeli target in Haifa with missiles.

In solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has been staging numerous strikes against targets lying across the occupied Palestinian territories.

On Tuesday, the Iraqi resistance fighters and the Yemeni armed forces launched cruise missiles at "a vital target" in the city of Haifa in the occupied lands.

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