Iraq Hashed commander calls all fighters to 'be ready' after US strike
Armoured personnel carriers of the Iraqi forces and the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation units) pictured during their advance through Anbar province, east of the city of Rawah in the western desert bordering Syria, on Nov 25, 2017. (Photo: AFP/Ahmad AL-RUBAYE)
NAJAF, Iraq: A commander in Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi military force called its fighters to be on alert Friday (Jan 3) following a US strike that killed its deputy head and top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.
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"All resistance fighters must be ready, as an upcoming conquest and a great victory await us," said Qais al-Khazali, the head of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, in a handwritten note seen by AFP.
Source: AFP/aa
