Iraq’s PMU voices loyalty to Iran for help in anti-terror fight
Iraq’s anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) has praised the sacrifices of top resistance commanders in the Arab country’s fight against the Daesh terrorist group, stressing that the group will remain faithful to Iran over the Islamic Republic’s support and assistance.
Falih al-Fayyadh, the PMU chairman, made the statement at a Saturday ceremony marking the anniversary of an anti-Daesh operation that broke a long siege on the Iraqi town of Dhuluiya in 2014.
“The Popular Mobilization Units are loyal to commanders, religious authority and all those who helped us, especially our brothers in the Islamic Republic of Iran and Martyr Qassem Soleimani, who was present in all operations,” Fayyadh said.
The PMU chairman also lauded Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a former head of the group, as the “symbol” of Hashd al-Sha’abi, underlining that the movement will continue on the path of its martyred commanders.
“Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units have been a leading organization in spreading the spirit of victory and struggle, and today they continue to move with all their might on the path of martyrs and the fatwa of the religious authority,” Fayyadh added.
The head of the anti-terror Iraqi group also said the PMU fighters are on high alert to confront any threats against the Arab country.
Fayyadh made the remarks ahead of the 5th anniversary of the US assassination of General Soleimani and his Iraqi companion Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis near Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020.
Both commanders were highly revered across West Asia because of their key role in fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the region, particularly in Iraq and Syria.
In less than a week after the assassination, Iraqi lawmakers approved a bill that required the government to expel all US-led foreign forces from the country.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) also targeted the US-run Ain al-Asad base in Iraq’s western province of Anbar with a wave of missile attacks in retaliation for the assassination of General Soleimani.
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