Funeral Held for Iraqi PMU Forces Martyred in US Airstrikes
They were martyred in US airstrikes against resistance groups near the Iraq-Syria border.
A large number of people took part in the procession, chanting anti-US and anti-Israel slogans, Iraqi media reported.
They called for revenge for the blood of the martyrs, urging resistance forces to give a crushing response to the occupying forces of the US.
They also called on the Iraqi government to expel foreign forces from the country.
Secretary General of the Badr Organization Hadi al-Amiri, PMU Chief Falih al-Fayyadh, and a number of other officials of resistance groups were also present at the funeral.
American warplanes on Sunday struck one location in Iraq and two in Syria along the Arab countries’ border, with the Pentagon alleging the targets to be “facilities” used by Iraqi resistance groups to stage drone attacks on American interests.
According to Iraq’s Sabereen News, four Iraqi fighters were killed in the attack on the headquarters of the 14th Brigade of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units of Hashd al-Sha'abi anti-terror umbrella organization, which features some resistance groups.
The resistance factions have pledged revenge. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has also slammed the airstrikes as “blatant” violation of his country’s sovereignty, adding, “Iraq reiterates its refusal to be an arena for settling scores.”
A reporter with the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) has also said that the strikes that targeted Syria killed one child and wounded three others.
An official source at Syria’s Foreign and Expatriates Ministry told SANA that the US aggression proved once again “the recklessness of US policies and the need for Washington to withdraw its aggressor forces” from the region.
The US-led military coalition has staged many attacks against the Iraqi groups in the past.
Iraqi and Syria experts consider the attacks to be an attempt by the US to entrench and prolong its military presence in the countries by targeting the groups that fight directly against Daesh, Washington’s apparent excuse for the military interference.
