Iraq mourns martyr Sinwar: Resistance will continue until liberation
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Religious and political figures in Iraq mourned the martyrdom of leader Yahya Sinwar, praising his significant role in the Palestinian resistance and reaffirming the continuation of the battle until victory is achieved.
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Now martyred leader Yahya Sinwar, then-Palestinian leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, places his hand over his heart on stage after greeting supporters at a rally on May 24, 2021, in Gaza City, Palestine. (AP)
The head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Sheikh Hammam Hamoudi, mourned the martyrdom of Yahya Sinwar, the head of the political bureau of Hamas, who was martyred during armed confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.
In a statement, Sheikh Hammoudi described Sinwar as "a remarkable model of bravery, courage, and defiance against occupation, injustice, and bloodthirsty arrogance," emphasizing that the Resistance will continue to escalate.
"Resistance is a culture, thought, and ideology that does not die with the martyrdom of one of its heroes," he stated.
Religious leader Sheikh Jawad al-Khalisi also mourned Sinwar, describing him as "a martyr who fell in the field of honor and dignity, fighting courageously, never retreating, carrying his weapon, and defending his cause, people, and land until the last moment."
He stressed that "the battle led by Sinwar and his fellow Resistance fighters continues and will not stop until victory is achieved."
Al-Nujaba movement
The Iraqi Nujaba Movement also issued a statement mourning and congratulating the martyr, stating that "a lengthy jihad [freedom fighting], culminating in martyrdom, is an honorable journey." The group emphasized that the path of opposition to imperialism and Resistance is a "blessed path, paved with precious blood," leading to liberation from the brutal and treacherous occupation.
They further noted that the occupation resorted to assassination tactics because it had lost the battlefield, revealing its "weakness and frailty" to the world.
The movement's statement referenced the words of the martyr leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who described the Zionist occupation as "weaker than a spider's web."
Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq
Secretary-General of Kataib Hezbollah Iraq, Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi, also mourned the martyred leader in a statement, saying, "With his martyrdom, it is now the turn of the generations who were raised under his leadership to carry the banner. Based on our knowledge of the triumphant Hamas movement, the generation that continues the fight against the Zionists will be even more painful for them."
Al-Hamidawi affirmed his readiness to cooperate and continue the journey with the guardians of the banner formerly held by martyred leader Yahya Sinwar's flag, "to return all of Palestine to its rightful owners from the river to the sea."
In turn, the Secretary-General of the Badr Organization, Hadi Al-Amiri, also praised Sinwar, stating that the martyred leader Yahya Sinwar "was a man who embodied a nation, living and dying on the path to al-Quds."
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