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Abu Ali al-Askari wrote on his Twitter account: “Today the region is boiling in a hot can, and there is the possibility of an all-out war, which calls for restraint to squander the opportunity on the enemy, by not being the initiator of the herself “, referring to the escalation of tension. Between Tehran and Washington.
Al-Askari implicitly denied responsibility for its groups for the recent missile attacks on the US embassy in Baghdad last week, and called for an end to such attacks.
He said: “Perhaps the bombing operations of the last few days only serve the interests of our enemy, Trump. This must not be repeated.”
But the US military confirmed that the bombardment, which caused damage but no casualties, was carried out by groups loyal to Tehran.
In a clear indication of the militia’s association with Iran, Al-Askari stated: “Our alliance with the brothers of the resistance factions, whether local or foreign, is a solid alliance, and what they call marks us, and we are committed to defending them within the frameworks defined and established between us ”.
And “Iraqi Hezbollah” is one of the most prominent militias of the Popular Mobilization Forces, which have become part of the Iraqi forces, but are loyal to Tehran.
In an explicit threat to the Iraqi prime minister, the leader of the Iraqi Hezbollah groups wrote: “We call on al-Kazemi’s betrayal not to test the patience of the resistance after today, as it is very appropriate cut off his ears like a goat. “
The threat from the groups comes as the first anniversary of the assassination of the Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani, and the deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, approaches in a US attack near Baghdad in early January.
Pro-Iranian groups accuse Al-Kazemi of contributing to the assassinations of Soleimani and Al-Muhandis, when he was Iraqi intelligence director before taking over as prime minister.
Since the assassination, Iran and the United States have exchanged messages on Iraqi soil, as Hashd militias loyal to Tehran have bombed the US embassy and its interests in Iraq from time to time.
On the other hand, the aircraft of the international coalition, led by the United States, continued with intermittent rounds of bombardment of the sites of these militias, especially those stationed on the border between Iraq and Syria.
During the current year, the relationship was very tense between Al-Kazemi and the Iraqi Hezbollah groups. After each assault on cells linked to the “militias”, as part of the law enforcement campaign, the latter show their strength in the street and launch a torrent of threats.
