Iraqi Resistance chief: We will resist until last US soldier is out

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
9 Dec 2023 23:34

The Iraqi Resistance reveals it conducted 11 operations against US bases in Iraq and Syria yesterday.

Iraqi Hezbollah Brigade fighters patrol on the front line in eastern Husaybah, 8 kilometers east of Ramadi, Iraq, June 4, 2015 (AP)

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced it carried out 11 operations against US occupation bases in Iraq and Syria yesterday, in response to the Israeli occupation's crimes against the people of Gaza.

The Iraqi Islamic Resistance revealed in a statement that it targeted American bases using dozens of rockets and drones, directly hitting the intended target.

In a statement on Telegram, a senior official in the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades, Abu Ali Al-Askari, confirmed that the Resistance operations against the US occupation will continue until the last soldier is expelled from Iraq.

Abu Ali al-Askari explained that "yesterday's operations mark the start of a new phase of confrontations, and the coming days will determine the intensity of our response."

"Any foolishness from the American enemy will be met with severe retaliatory measures and an expansion of operations."

Al-Askari slams 'US stooges' in Iraq

Al-Askari opened up his statement by commending the fighters of the Iraqi Resistance who are racing to execute valiant operations against the US occupation sites in the country, saying that many in Iraq quiver with the onset of these operations as they fear for their bureaucratic privileges, which are conditioned upon the persistence of the occupation.

"If the Iraqi government wishes to negotiate with the [US] over their withdrawal from Iraq, [then be it] we will not stand in the way, even though we categorically believe that [negotiation] is but another US lie."

The Iraqi Resistance chief described the US embassy in Iraq as being a "den of espionage," which serves as an advanced base for organizing military and security operations.

"Some peg their honor to this embassy. They advertise it as a diplomatic mission that must be protected, prioritizing its security and personal gains over their national interests. They willingly subordinate themselves to it to preserve their status, which will be gone as soon as the occupation is."

He also condemned the collusion of some officers with the American occupation, stressing that this collaboration would render them lackeys for the US occupation, which will not be tolerated by the honorable people of Iraq.

US DoD: Uptick in attacks against US bases

Earlier today, the US Department of Defense reported that the rate of attacks against the US military in Iraq and Syria has increased by 45% in the last three weeks.

This comes shortly after sources told Al Mayadeen on Friday that Resistance factions targeted four US occupation bases in Syria in the past hours.

The sources mentioned that the attack included the al-Omar and Conoco bases in the countryside of Deir Ezzor, in addition to the Kharab al-Jir and al-Shadadi bases in the countryside of al-Hasakah.

Furthermore, the sources highlighted that this markec the first time that this number of bases has been targeted in such a short period.

Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Baghdad also reported that the Islamic Resistance targeted US forces at Erbil Airport with a number of suicide drones.