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Iraq

Iran-backed Iraqi armed group claims Israeli attack on its forces imminent

2025-08-21

Pay attention to US!!!!

[Rudaw] The Iran-aligned Iraqi gang Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba says it is under imminent threat of Israeli attacks, a bigwig from the group told Rudaw on Wednesday, while also voicing strong support for a controversial bill aimed at formalizing the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).

"We are facing real and continuous threats," said Hussein al-Moussawi, deputy secretary-general of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba. "We have received information about [Israel planning to] launch attacks on our forces."

Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba is a powerful faction within the PMF, comprising its 12th brigade.

The PMF is an umbrella organization of primarily Shiite armed factions that was formed in 2014 following a religious edict, fatwa, by Iraq’s supreme Shiite religious authority, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. The edict came against the backdrop of the blitz offensive launched by the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS), which saw the group overrun nearly a third of Iraqi territory.

Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba also operates with a significant degree of autonomy and is considered a key component of the Iran-led "Axis of Resistance®," alongside groups like Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq and Kata’ib Hezbollah.

It is also believed to be a core part of the "Islamic Resistance® in Iraq" - a loose network of Iran-backed gangs that emerged following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas
Hamas

..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
war in October 2023. The entity has claimed dozens of attacks on US interests in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan since the war began, ostensibly aimed at pressuring Washington to reduce its support for Israel.

SUPPORT FOR PMF BILL
Moussawi additionally reaffirmed to Rudaw his group’s support for the PMF bill currently under debate in Iraq’s Parliament, describing it as a step that "gives legitimacy to the Iraqi government."

The bill seeks to institutionalize the PMF as a permanent part of Iraq’s formal security forces, granting it a dedicated budget, hierarchical structure, and even a military academy. Proponents, largely from the Shiite-led Coordination Framework, argue the law is essential to recognize the PMF's contributions in the war against ISIS and to provide long-term benefits to its fighters.

However,
a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth...
critics - including the United States - warn that the legislation could entrench Iranian influence in Iraq by providing Iran-aligned factions with financial independence and increased political leverage within Baghdad.

The senior Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba official also welcomed the US-led coalition’s planned drawdown from Iraq.

A senior advisor to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
i confirmed on Sunday that coalition forces will withdraw from "their headquarters in the capital Baghdad and the Ain al-Asad base in [western Iraq’s Anbar province]" by September-end, adding that the full conclusion of the coalition’s mission is scheduled for September 2026.

The US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS was formed in 2014 under President Barack Obama
I inhaled. That was the point...
to degrade and ultimately defeat the group. Its military operations in Iraq began in October 2014 with ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s and later expanded to include advising and training Iraqi security forces.

The coalition consists of over 60 countries and international organizations, including key members such as the US, United Kingdom, La Belle France, Germany, Canada, Australia, and several Middle Eastern nations. Member states contribute through military personnel, equipment, training, and financial support. As of mid-2025, the US maintains around 2,500 troops in Iraq.

However,
a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth...
the coalition forces presence in Iraq became a contentious issue after the US strike that killed Iran’s Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy chief of Iraq’s PMF, near Baghdad International Airport in January 2020. Days later, 168 members of Iraq’s 329-member parliament voted to expel foreign forces from the country.

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