Daesh Attack on PMU: Iraqi PM-Designate Vows Revenge
In a Twitter post on Saturday, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi lauded the self-sacrifices of the PMU – better known by their Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi – and expressed condolences to the families of the martyrs.
He further stressed that the blood of the martyrs will not be in vain, vowing revenge for their killing.
He added that Iraqi security forces will continue chasing terrorist elements until cleansing the country of the last terrorist.
At least 10 members of the PMU were killed in a coordinated attack carried out by Daesh in Iraq’s north-central province of Salahuddin, the group said earlier on Saturday.
PMU fighters have played a major role in the liberation of Daesh-held areas to the south, northeast and north of the Iraqi capital, ever since the terrorists launched an offensive in the country, overrunning vast swathes in lightning attacks.
In November 2016, the Iraqi parliament voted to integrate the PMU, which was formed shortly after the emergence of Daesh in Iraq in 2014, into the military.
