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Iraq

US claims strike that killed Shiite PMF big turban in Baghdad, names him for the record; Iraqi gov’t protests

2024-01-05

Follow up to this story from yesterday.

[IsraelTimes] PMF leader’s vehicle hit, according to US official; paramilitary force says Mushtaq Talib al-Saidi ’martyred’ in attack

The US military has carried out a strike in Baghdad against an Iraqi militia leader it blames for attacks against US forces in the country, killing him and another person, a US official told Rooters on Thursday.

The US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the strike hit a vehicle in Baghdad. It targeted a leader of Harakat al Nujaba,

...more formally Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, officially the 12th Brigade, is a radical Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary group that is especially active in Syria and Iraq. It was established in 2013 by Akram al-Kaabi to support Bashar al-Assad in Syria against Islamist rebels, at the behest of the IRGC's Quds Force, which provides the funding, weapons, and training....

the official said, without naming the person.

Earlier Thursday, the Popular Mobilization Force (PMF) said that the strike in Baghdad had killed a military commander of the ex-paramilitary force, with an Iraq security official reporting two deaths in a drone attack.

"A drone targeted the logistical support headquarters of PMF," mainly pro-Iranian former paramilitary units integrated into the Iraqi armed forces, said the security official.

The strike killed "two members and maimed seven others," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity
... for fear of being murdered...
A PMF source, also asking not to be named, confirmed the corpse count and charged that the United States was behind the attack.

Harakat al-Nujaba, one of the PMF’s factions, said in a statement that "the deputy commander of operations for Baghdad, Mushtaq Talib al-Saidi" had been "martyred in a US strike."

There was no immediate comment from US officials, whose forces in Iraq and neighboring Syria have faced a surge in attacks since the start of the Israel-Hamas
Hamas

...a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...
war.

Videos shared on a Telegram channel linked to the PMF showed columns of smoke rising above the area of the strike on Baghdad’s Paleostine Street, normally a bustling commercial road.

Iraq’s 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 said in a statement that the US-led international coalition bears responsibility for the "unjustified" attack on an Iraqi security force.

A tally by US military officials has counted at least 118 attacks against its troops in Iraq and Syria since October 17. Most of the attacks have been claimed by the Islamic Resistance® in Iraq, a loose formation of gangs affiliated with the PMF (also known as Hashed al-Shaabi), itself a coalition of former paramilitary forces integrated into Iraq’s regular armed forces.

The spike in tension has put Baghdad in a delicate situation. Iraq’s Prime Minister Sudani has tried to ease the strain between the krazed killer groups that helped him reach power and the US where Iraq’s foreign reserves are housed.

More from regnum.ru
Iraq reported that a pro-Iranian movement commander was killed in a UAV strike

[Regnum] A drone strike in the Iraqi capital killed one of the commanders of the pro-Iranian Shiite movement Hezbollah al-Nujabaa, as well as its supporter, the Shafaq News information portal reported on January 4, citing a source in the security forces.

According to him, the deceased was known as Abu Taqwa, he headed the 12th brigade of the movement, and was also a supporter of the Iraqi Shiite militia Al-Hashd al-Shaabi.

Hezbollah al-Nujabaa confirmed the death of the commander and blamed the United States for what happened. The target of the UAV attack, according to the portal's sources, was the headquarters of the logistics forces in Baghdad.

As Regnum reported, on January 3, two explosions occurred in the Iranian city of Kerman during a mourning ceremony on the anniversary of the death of General Qassem Soleimani. They were carried out remotely; the bombs were placed in bags that were lying near the mausoleum building. 103 people died, the number of injured exceeded 200 people.

Authorities called the incident a terrorist attack. Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi promised to find and punish those involved in the terrorist attack in Kerman. He also called on all officials to provide assistance to those injured during the terrorist attack.

The US State Department said on January 3 that the United States was not involved in the explosions in Iran and saw no reason to blame Israel for this. The White House is “closely monitoring” the situation in Iran, department spokesman Matthew Miller emphasized.

Update at 4:05 p.m. ET — Rudaw clarifies:

Harakat al-Nujaba comprises the PMF’s 12th brigade, and is among the Iran-backed groups that Washington blames for a spate of drone attacks on American interests in Iraq and Syria since mid-October in response to American support for Israel in its war against Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.

Among the casualties is Mushtaq Talib al-Saeedi, better known as Abu Taqwa. He was a former commander of al-Nujaba and the deputy commander of the PMF’s Baghdad Belt Operations.

Posted by:trailing wife

#1 Safe in Baghdad, Iranian-Backed Militia Leaders Laugh at Israeli Strikes an...DUCK!

And notice something Ahmads, USA is not 1/10 as vulnerable to accusations under "UN's laws of war" as Israel. Get them mad enough (especially in an election year) ...

Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-01-05 04:59

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