يسألونك عن الحرس الثوري قل هو عين إيران ودرعها الحصين…

الثلاثاء 24 كانون الثاني 2023

محمد صادق الحسيني

ماذا يعني الحرس الثوي الإيراني بالنسبة لإيران شعباً وحكومة وثورة إسلامية وقيادة عليا؟

ولماذا يُستهدف من قبل القوى الاستعمارية والرجعية دوماً؟

من حق الرأي العام العربي والعالمي ان يعرف من هو هذا الجيش المنيع الذي تحاول أميركا عبثاً النيل منه، ولات حين مناص!
نبدأ من حيث اشتعلت المواجهة بأعلى درجاتها بين هذه الأميركا عدوة الشعوب وقائدة الغرب الجماعي وبين ذاك الحرس الثوري أحد أذرع شعوب العالم التواقة للحرية والعدالة، ساعة قرّر نمر الامبريالية المتوحشة، الجريح دونالد ترامب، اغتيال قائد الشرق الأسطوري الشجاع الحاج قاسم سليماني ورفيقه في النضال العالمي، القائد المغوار أبو مهدي المهندس في مطار بغداد بعد أن هشما صورة أميركا وأدواتها في الميدان على امتداد ساحات الحرب والنزال، ومن ثم فليعلم من يهمّه الامر كما يلي:

اولا ـ بات على الرأي العام ان يعلم جيداً بانّ الحرس الثوري هذا هو من قام بإجبار كلّ قواعد الامبريالية في المنطقة ان “تقف على اجر ونص” لساعات طويلة عندما وجه صواريخه الى كلّ قواعد الشرّ والاحتلال في المنطقة وهدّد بالانتقام من الأميركيين في كلّ قواعدهم بدءاً بدكّ قاعدة العديد الأميركية في الدوحة قبل ان يدكّ عين الأسد قرب بغداد، ما دفع أمير قطر بالهرولة يومها، الى طهران موفداً من الأميركيين، حاملاً معه ٣ مليار دولار عداً ونقداً متوسّلاً تجنيب بلاده من عواقب مثل هذه المواجهة ومقدّماً الأعذار لإعفائه من كلفة مثل هذا العقاب اولاً ومن ثم واعداً الإيرانيين بمناقشة موضوع انسحاب الجيوش الأجنبية على مراحل مع كبيرهم الذي علمهم السحر…

ثانيا ـ انّ الحرس الثوري هو من أوقف العدوان والحرب الكونية على الجمهورية الإسلامية التي تزعّمها نظام صدام، عندما سطر أسطورة التلاحم بين الجيش والشعب والمقاومة وسجل نقلة نوعية في الحروب الكلاسيكية العالمية يوم عبر نهر اروند (شط العرب) وعمل إنزاله الشهير خلف خطوط العدو الذي فاق إنجاز النورماندي في الحرب العالمية الثانية، ما أجبر المعادلة الدولية التي وقفت خلف صدام ببدء العدّ العكسي للانسحاب وإذعان العدو بالهزيمة والاندحار.

ثالثا ـ الحرس الثوري الإيراني شريك أساسي في كلّ ملاحم البطولة التي سطرها ولا يزال حزب الله والمقاومة الإسلامية في لبنان وفلسطين على امتداد العقود الماضية ما سجل انتصارات باهرة للصديق وانسحابات مذلة للعدو تحدث لأول مرة في تاريخ الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي دون تقديم ايّ تنازلات بالسياسة.

رابعا ـ الحرس الثوري هو من استطاع ان يكون شريكاً أساسياً في الإمساك بداعش من حلقومها في سورية ويخنقها ويطهّر سورية منها مرة واحدة والى الأبد مما سجل نصراً عظيماً لتلاحم القوى الثورية العربية والإسلامية في العالم هو الأول من نوعه في منطقتنا بعد ان كان قد أصبح من التاريخ الغابر بسبب سلسلة التنازلات المذلة للرجعية العربية.

خامساـ الحرس الثوري هو من كشف واعتقل كاووس امامي الجاسوس الخطير، وهو الذي كان مكلفاً بالتجسّس على المراكز العسكرية الحساسة والخطيرة الخاصة بمواقع إطلاق الصواريخ تحت غطاء بيئي، ذريعته الظاهرية ما عُرف بمشروع حماية الفهود الإيرانية من الانقراض!
سادسا ـ الحرس الثوري هو الذي استطاع إبعاد داعش عن العاصمة العراقية بغداد بعد ان كانت على مشارفها، وبذلك أنقذ العراق من كارثة السقوط الحتمية.

سابعا ـ الحرس الثوري الإيراني شريك أساسي في الدفاع عن أمن وسيادة ووحدة أراضي العراق وكذلك في انطلاق ملحمة الحشد الشعبي العراقي دفاعاً عن العراق العظيم شعباً ومقدسات وعن الأمن القومي الإيراني أيضاً.

ثامنا ـ الحرس الثوري الإيراني شريك أساسي في مشروع كلّ التشكيلات الرديفة في سورية لا سيما الدفاع الوطني بالتنسيق الكامل مع القصر الجمهوري (القيادة العليا) والجيش العربي السوري دفاعاً عن أمن وسيادة ووحدة الأراضي السورية وعن المقدسات فيها وعن الأمن القومي الإيراني أيضاً.

تاسعا ـ الحرس الثوري هو الذي استطاع ان يخرج العشرات إنْ لم يكن المئات من مشاريع البناء والتأسيس لدولة عصرية في إيران، من أيدي المستثمرين او بالأحرى الناهبين الأجانب ليضعها بأيد محلية وطنية في خدمة العباد والبلاد.

عاشرا ـ الحرس الثوري هو من كشف وفضح ومن ثم تمكن من الإحاطة التامة بكلّ مشروع الحرب الناعمة التي دبّرتها أجهزة استخبارات عالمية وإقليمية ضدّ إيران انطلاقاً من فرنسا والتي انتهت باستدراج متزعّمها العميل روح الله زم، الى إيران ومن ثم تفكيك المشروع والقضاء عليه.

حادي عشر ـ الحرس الثوري هو الذي استطاع إحداث نقلة نوعية في الصناعات النفطية الإيرانية من خلال بناء واحدة من أضخم وأهمّ مصافي تكرير النفط وإنتاج البنزين المسمّاة بنجمة الخليج الفارسي، والتي نقلت إيران من موقع المستورد للبنزين الى موقع المصدّر، وهو من أبدع في مهام إخضاع الجبروت الأميركي للإرادة الشعبية الإيرانية في هذا المجال عندما نقل هذه المادة الحياتية المهمة الى فنزويلا المحاصرة بأسطول من الناقلات عبر البحار والمحيطات تحت حراسة الأسطول الحربي الإيراني.

ثاني عشر ـ الحرس الثوري هو من هرع بكلّ قواه الى المحافظات الإيرانية التي فجعت بالسيول وأنقذها من الخراب الشامل والدمار الكبير، وابتسامات الحاج قاسم سليماني الموثقة بالصوت والصورة وسط السيول وبين الناس وهو يطمئنهم بالقول “كلو خير ملو خير…” لا زالت شاهدة على ذلك.

ثالث عشر ـ الحرس الثوري هو من قام بكشف واعتقال الجاسوسة نازنين زاغري وبادلها مع الانجليز بـ ٤٠٠ مليون جنيه استرليني دخلت خزانة الحكومة.

رابع عشر ـ الحرس الثوري هو الذي أوجد مظلة حماية أمنية لكلّ تحركات المسؤولين الإيرانيين في الداخل والخارج وكان المنقذ لهم دوماً من أفخاخ التجسّس وحمايتهم منها وإنقاذهم عند الضرورة من وسط شباك العدو.

خامس عشر ـ الحرس الثوري هو من قام بإنجاز وبناء عدة مصافي تكرير نفط ضمن مشاريع الحكومة وهي مشاريع الحقول 13 و15 و16 و22 و23 و24 ووضعها في خدمة الشعب…

سادس عشر ـ الحرس الثوري هو من بنى وأنجز الرصيف والميناء اللازمين لاستخراج الغاز من حقل پارس الجنوبي المشترك بين إيران وقطر.

سابع عشر ـ الحرس الثوري هو الذي وأد فتنة المدعو عبد الملك ريگي متزعّم ما عُرف بـ “جيش العدل” المدعوم من عدة أجهزة استخبارات إقليمية لفتح ثغرة أمنية كبيرة على الحدود الشرقية لإيران، بعد ان تمكن من استدراجه وإنزال الطائرة التي كانت تقله في طريقها الى أفغانستان للنزول مجبرة في طهران ومن ثم محاكمته وإعدامه.

ثامن عشر ـ الحرس الثوري هو من أبدع في بناء السدود داخل البلاد فكانت أياديه البيضاء في سدّ كرخة الشهير والذي أحدث نقلة نوعية في مشروع السدود فأصبحت بفضله هذه الصناعة صناعة وطنية تفخر بها إيران شعباً وحكومة وقيادة.

تاسع عشر ـ الحرس الثوري هو الشريك الأساسي في تطوير تقنيات التسليح وحرب الصواريخ والطائرات المُسيّرة ما جعل نظام الرياض يترنح تحت ضربات أبطال اليمن الأشداء وتكاد قبيلة آل سعود تستجدي وقفاً لإطلاق النار يحفظ لها بعض ماء وجهها ولا تلاقيه.

عشرون ـ الحرس الثوري شريك أساسي في معركة تحرير مضائق وخلجان الأمة الاستراتيجية من هيمنة وسيطرة الأميركان وأذنابهم الصغار من هرمز الى باب المندب.

واحد وعشرون ـ الحرس الثوري هو من وقف لأول مرة بوجه بريطانيا الامبراطورية التي لا تغيب عنها الشمس وكسر جبروتها وأغرق غرورها في مياه الخليج الفارسي الذي ظلّ لمدة قرون عنواناً لقرصنة بحّارتها عندما اعتقل نخبتهم ولقنهم درساً لن ينسوه الى الأبد، كما كان هو من كسر أبّهتهم يوم أوقف سفينتهم وأجبرهم على إطلاق السفينة الإيرانية التي احتجزوها في جبل طارق دون تقديم تنازلات سياسية، وإنما من باب العين بالعين والبادي أظلم.

اثنا وعشرون ـ الحرس الثوري هو من كسر عنفوان المارينز الأميركيين وأطاح بعنجيّتهم وغطرستهم عندما اعتقل نخبتهم ونقلهم الى سواحل إيران الإسلام والثورة وهم مطأطئي الرؤوس ورافعين أيديهم علامة الاستسلام وهم يتبوّلون.

ثلاث وعشرون ـ الحرس الثوري هو من يحفظ ويصون أمن المطارات وأمن كبار المسؤولين وكافة الديبلوماسيين وهو من أحبط عشرات من محاولات اختطاف الطائرات الإيرانية المدنية لينجّي بذلك أرواح الآلاف من مواطني الشعب الإيراني العظيم.

أربع وعشرون ـ الحرس الثوري هو من أسقط فخر الصناعات العسكرية الأميركية ـ غلوبال هوك ـ وجعلها تتناثر فوق مياه الخليج الفارسي ثم نزل غواصوه ليجمعوا قطعها ويعيدوا تجميعها وسط ذهول قادة الإدارة الأميركية وحكام العالم وخبرائهم.

خمسة وعشرون ـ الحرس الثوري هو من استطاع بكلّ فخر اختراق منظومة طائرة الأميركية وإدخالها ضمن منظومته لتعمل بإرادته وتحط سالمة على أرض الإسلام والثورة وتصبح من غنائم الحرب دون ان ينبس الأميركي المتغطرس ببنت شفة ولا يجرؤ على الرد.

ستة وعشرون ـ الحرس الثوري هو من أعطى أسرار هذه الطائرة الأميركية المتقدّمة للروس وحصل مقابل ذلك على تكنولوجيا سلاح روسي سري متقدم.

سبعة وعشرون ـ الحرس الثوري هو من أقنع الرئيس بوتين بضرورة الدخول بقوة على حرب مكافحة الإرهاب في سورية وشرح للقيادة العليا الروسية على مدى أكثر من ساعتين في لقاء تاريخي استثنائي بين الجنرال سليماني والرئيس بوتين، بأنّ الدفاع عن تخوم موسكو وأسوار الكرملين يبدأ من دمشق تماماً كما هو الحال بالنسبة لطهران.

ثمانية وعشرون ـ الحرس الثوري الإيراني هو من أسقط المُسيّرة الإسرائيلية “هرمس” قرب منشأة نطنز النووية.

تسعة وعشرون ـ الحرس الثوري هو من حشد وعبّأ العالم الإسلامي دفاعاً عن الأماكن المقدسة في سورية فكانت ملاحم “الفاطميون” الأفغان و”الحيدريون” العراق و”الزينبيون” الباكستان.

ثلاثين ـ الحرس الثوري هو من أدار وبنى وجهّز وشيّد الجسور والطرق السريعة في البلاد.

واحد وثلاثين ـ الحرس الثوري هو من ساهم بشكل قوي وأساسي في الصناعات الحساسة الدقيقة وكان يسلّمها للصناعيين لحماية الصناعات الوطنية وتسهيل عمل الصناعيين الوطنيين المناهضين للتبعية.

اثنان وثلاثين ـ الحرس الثوري هو من قام بالالتفاف على قرارات العقوبات الاقتصادية الدولية الظالمة فكان العون الأساس للدولة والمجتمع في الوصول الى ما يحتاجانه من السوق العالمية في الصناعات العسكرية والمدنية.

ثلاثة وثلاثين ـ الحرس الثوري هو من أغنى مراكز البحث العلمي من خلال إدارة أو المشاركة في عدة مشاريع بحثية وعلمية استطاعت بصورة ممتازة من إيجاد تلاحم كبير وفعّال بين الجامعات والمراكز الصناعية مما رفع مستوى البلاد عالياً بين الامم والدول.

اربعة وثلاثين ـ الحرس الثوري هو من كشف واعتقل وحقق مع الجواسيس والخونة الذين تلطخت سمعتهم وأياديهم في قتل واغتيال علماء الذرة الإيرانيين.

خمسة وثلاثين ـ الحرس الثوري هو من أجبر حكام الإمارات على العدول عن قرارهم بإغلاق منافذ العملة الصعبة لإيران باستخدام الطرق المناسبة.

ستة وثلاثين ـ الحرس الثوري هو من أحدث نقلة نوعية في وسائل الدفاع الشعبي وحماية مكتسبات النظام الإسلامي والدولة والمجتمع الإيرانيين من خلال تشكيل جيش التعبئة المليوني الذي استطاع قهر أعداء الثورة الداخليين ووأد كلّ وسائل الفتنة والإرهاب في كلّ أنحاء البلاد وحماية حدود الولاية فكان رأس حربة ولاية الفقيه الضاربة جذورها في أعماق البلاد والعباد.

سبعة وثلاثين ـ الحرس الثوري هو من أسّس لنظام صناعة الصواريخ البعيدة المدى والدقيقة وبنى مدن الصواريخ تحت الأرض مطيحاً بذلك بنظرية التفوق الجوي للامبريالية وقوى الرجعية في العالم منذ الحرب العالمية الثانية، ماؤسلب النوم من الأعداء وجعل البلاد الإيرانية من أقصاها الى أقصاها آمنة ومستقرة.

ثمانية وثلاثين ـ الحرس الثوري الإيراني المساهم الأساس في حماية سورية من الغزو الأميركي ومنع دمشق من السقوط بيد الأميركيين عندما هدّد إدارة أوباما بدك قواعد وأساطيل بلاده إذا ما تجرأ على المسّ بالأرض السورية وكلكم يتذكر تهديد سليماني للأميركيين بأن يحملوا توابيتهم معهم إذا قرّروا النزول على الأرض السورية وإعلان التعبئة العامة في صفوف الحرس الثوري بالقول بأنّ الشام ستكون معراجنا الى السماء ووجه مئات الآلاف من الصواريخ الى الكيان الصهيوني وكلّ قواعد أميركا البرية والبحرية.

تسعة وثلاثين ـ الحرس الثوري هو من حمى صيادي إيران في البحر وهو من حمى تجارة النفط الإيرانية ووصولها الى أعالي البحار آمنة، وهو من أذلّ الأميركيين في الخليج الفارسي وبحر عمان وأجبرهم على التخاطب مع الجمهورية الإسلامية بكلّ تأدّب وخضوع وأجبرهم صاغرين للتخاطب مع الإيرانيين باللغة الفارسية.

اربعين ـ أخيراً وليس آخراً انه الحرس الثوري من كان الحاضنة التي تربّى فيها وكبر وترعرع الفريق الجنرال الحاج قاسم سليماني المارد الأسطوري وصاحب المدرسة العسكرية الفريدة، الذي تمكن عملياً من توحيد ساحات المسلمين والعرب ودمائهم باتجاه القدس الشريف حتى أصبحنا في الفصل الأخير من الهجوم الاستراتيجي لتحرير فلسطين وتغيير الأقدار وإعادة رسم جغرافيا العالم وكتابة تاريخه من جديد على قاعدة الاستعداد ليوم قيامة دولة القسط والعدل العالمية بعد ان انتقل مركز ثقل التوازن الدولي لأول مرة في التاريخ الحديث من الغرب الى الشرق.

هذا هو الحرس الثوري عين إيران ودرعها الحصين ونصير شعوب الشرق التواقة للحرية والاستقلال وبناء شرق جديد من دون “إسرائيل” وأخواتها…!
يوم نبطش البطشة الكبرى.

بعدنا طيبين قولوا الله…

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US killing of Soleimani ‘brazen attack’ on Iraq sovereignty: Iraqi PM

6 Jan 2023

Source: News websites

By Al Mayadeen English 

The Iraqi prime minister emphasizes that his government is working to lay a solid foundation for Iraqi sovereignty.

The coffins of Soleimani and Al-Muhandis were carried through Karbala, January 5, 2020. (Reuters)

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has paid tribute to top Iranian commander General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed three years ago in a US drone strike near Baghdad airport, calling their targeted killings a “brazen attack” on Iraq’s sovereignty.

“The crime of assassinating the ‘Commanders of Victory’ and their companions represented a flagrant violation of Iraq’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty. The targeted killings of the commanders, who had a leading role in the elimination of the scourge of terrorism, is an utter disrespect to bilateral agreements [signed between Baghdad and Washington],” Sudani said at a Thursday ceremony in the capital Baghdad in commemoration of the two commanders.

“We woke up on January 3, 2020 to hear the terrible news about the assassination of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), and Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was on an official visit to Iraq,” he added.

The Iraqi prime minister went on to condemn former US President Donald Trump’s administration for its brazen attack on Iraq’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, pointing out that the fight against dark terrorism “requires power and resilience.” 

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He emphasized that his government is working to lay a solid foundation for Iraqi sovereignty, that it is independent in decision-making, that it forges relationships based on common interests, that it protects the sovereignty of the country’s soil and territorial waters, and that it will go to any length to repel any act of aggression against the Iraqi nation and its guests.

Furthermore, Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council Chairman Faiq Zidane condemned the assassination of and Gen. Soleimani as a “vile and cowardly act.”

He emphasized that it is the responsibility of the Iraqi judiciary to shed light on all circumstances surrounding the US assassination, and he urged the country’s security institutions to provide judicial authorities with all relevant documents and findings.

‘Iraq judicial chief highlights arrest warrant for Trump’

Zidane went on to say that the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq has issued an arrest warrant for former US President Donald Trump in connection with the assassination of General Soleimani and the deputy chief of the PMU.

The president of the council stated that Trump has admitted to his “crime” in relation to the assassination of the “Leaders of Victory.”

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He urged all Iraqi officials involved in the targeted killings investigations to do everything possible to identify all related architects, organizers, and perpetrators.

Two days after the attack, Iraqi lawmakers passed legislation requiring the government to withdraw all foreign military forces led by the United States from the country.

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In Confirmation of Sayyed Nasrallah’s Remarks, NATO Officer Revealed in 2001 US Plans to Attack Seven Muslim States

January 5, 2023

Former commander of NATO’s forces in Europe Wesley Clark

Commemorating the third martyrdom anniversary of General Qassem Suleimani and Hajj Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis in a ceremony, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah indicated on Tuesday that the American project seeks hegemony, domination, and control of wealth and oil.

Sayyed Nasrallah added that throughout two decades, Haj Qassem faced two versions of the American schemes in the region.

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah

“The first version of the American scheme in the region, which was confronted by martyr Suleimani and other leaders, is the “New Middle East” project in Lebanon and Palestine,” the Hezbollah leader indicated. He explained that 9/11 (September, 11 attacks) served as an impetus to the American plan to enter Afghanistan and Iraq and get closer to Iran and Syria.

“In 2006, attempts began to unleash in order to strike the resistance in Palestine and Lebanon, and the objective was to invade and impose multinational forces at the airport, ports, and borders,” Sayyed Nasrallah said. “At that time, Hajj Qassem Suleimani set foot in frontlines as a leader; Iran stood firm, and Syria, too, leaving the enemy with dilemma in July war,” he added.

“Had the Zionists won the war on Lebanon, it would have expanded towards Syria, but that did not happen thanks to martyr Suleimani.”

Sayyed Nasrallah lauded Shiite and Sunni resistance factions in Iraq who fought the occupation forces with utmost sincerity; where exceptional operations targeting the American occupation forces took place, imposing on occupation forces to set a timetable for withdrawal. He said that when occupation forces faltered, the operations increased until they forced them to leave.

“If we combine what the Iraqi resistance has done with the steadfastness of Iran, Syria, along with the resistance in Lebanon and Palestine, we conclude that the first version of the American scheme has ended and failed,” Sayyed Nasrallah asserted.

The result of the first version of the American scheme, the Hezbollah leader said, is that [Former US President Donald] Trump was forced to go secretly to Iraq despite spending 7 thousand billion dollars on this scheme.

In confirmation, the former commander of NATO’s forces in Europe, Wesley Clark, said he met a senior military officer in Washington in November 2001 who told him the Bush administration was planning to attack Iraq first before taking action against Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Iran, Somalia and Sudan.

Former commander of NATO’s forces in Europe Wesley Clark

The general’s remarks surfaced in a book, The Clark Critique, excerpts from which appeared in the latest edition of the US magazine Newsweek.

Clark said  after the 11 September 2001 attacks, many Bush administration officials seemed determined to move against Iraq, invoking the idea of state sponsorship of terrorism, “even though there was no evidence of Iraqi sponsorship of 9/11 whatsoever”.

Turning to the second phase which began with the tenure of Former US president Barak Obama, Sayyed Nasrallah said that when they (the US administration) discovered that large-scale wars are doomed to failure, and that relying on ‘Israel’ in wars is a fiasco, wars took on an internal turn; with the eruption of inner and sectarian strife after the emergence of Takfiris.

“This version was the version of destroying countries and peoples, so that America will come out as the ‘savior’. In this arena, Suleimani and Al-Muhandis were present in public because they were supposed to be in the field to fight off this scheme,” Sayyed Nasrallah said, stating that before these two major and historic failures, Trump decided to deal a decisive blow to the resistance axis by assassinating both commanders (Suleimani and Al-Muhandis).

Clark acknowledged Iranian and Syrian support for resistance groups such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Palestinian movement Hamas.

“But neither Hezbollah nor Hamas were targeting Americans,” he wrote. “Why not build international power against Al Qaeda?”

Instead, Clark pointed the finger at what he called “the real sources of terrorists – US allies in the region like Egypt, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia”.

Clark blamed Egypt’s “repressive policies”, Pakistan’s “corruption and poverty”, as well as Saudi Arabia’s “radical ideology and direct funding” for creating a pool of angry young men who became “terrorists”.

Hezbollah’s secretary general said that with a two million-man funeral held for martyr Suleimani, the largest in history, and his emergence as an inspiration and symbol for Iranians, the scheme had an adverse effect on America, adding that after the martyrdom of Suleimani, the “deal of the century” fell through, Lebanon established the rules of deterrence, and victory was achieved in the issue of demarcating the maritime borders.

Source: Al-Manar English Website

Iraqi Leaders Vow to Preserve Victories Secured by Martyrs Suleimani, Muhandis

 January 5, 2023

Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani during a ceremony in Baghdad marking the third martyrdom anniversary of resistance commanders (Thursday, January 5, 2023).

Iraq marked on Thursday the third martyrdom anniversary of anti-terror resistance commanders General Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, with leader pledging to preserve achievements secured by martyrs.

A ceremony was held in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on the occasion, and was attended by PM Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani, Speaker Mohammed Al-Halbusi, and many other senior officials.

“The commanders of victory foiled the enemies’ plots,” said Abdullah Al-Ilyawi, representing President Abdul Latif Rashid.

He described the US strike which killed Gen. Suleimani and Al-Muhandis near Baghdad International Airport in January 2020 as a denounced crime.

For his part, Al-Sudani said the strike was a flagrant aggression on Iraq, adding that it would have destabilized the entire region.

“The blood of the honored martyred won’t go in vain. And for that purpose, the Iraqi Government is working to preserve its sovereignty.”

Meanwhile, the head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faeq Zaidan said Iraqi authorities won’t hesitate to take all measures against the perpetrators of the January 3 strike that killed the resistance commanders, including former president Donald Trump who ordered the attack.

Source: Al-Manar English Website

Exclusive interview with Hezbollah commander in Iraq: ‘The Americans did not fight ISIS’

January 04 2023

The Cradle speaks with a senior Hezbollah military official in Iraq on the crucial role played by Iran’s late Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani in leading the resistance against ISIS.

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By The Cradle’s Lebanon Correspondent

Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian commander of the elite Quds Force in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), played a significant role in launching the Iraqi resistance against the US occupation, and subsequently, against the self-proclaimed caliphate of ISIS.

The story of the military operation that led to ISIS’ defeat began with a meeting between Soleimani and Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, who decided to summon a group of Hezbollah field officers based in Syria and Lebanon to a meeting in Damascus. There they would gather to determine how they would help the Iraqis defeat ISIS.

One of these officers, a senior Hezbollah military commander who accompanied Soleimani and fought alongside him in many battles, shared the details of this story in an exclusive interview with The Cradle. To preserve his anonymity, we have used the name Sajed below.

The Cradle: With the emergence of ISIS, Qassem Soleimani’s name began to feature more prominently, both globally and in the region. However, his work in Iraq had begun long before that. What was his role in the Iraqi resistance against the US occupation of Iraq?

Sajed: Hajj Qassem is the commander of the Quds Force in the IRGC, he was a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war, and he knew Iraq well. When the Americans occupied Iraq, some formations that were active against Saddam Hussein’s regime decided to direct their efforts to resisting the occupation.

They asked for Hajj Qassem’s help, and he did not delay in responding. He helped organize these groups, establish training camps, and personally supervised the provision of support, equipment, and weapons to the Iraqi resistance factions.

The Cradle: Following the expansion of ISIS control, Soleimani began to appear more often in public. In one of his speeches, Nasrallah said that Hezbollah was at the forefront of those who were with him. What was the task assigned to Hezbollah and its field officers by Soleimani, and what were the instructions and objectives provided by Nasrallah?

Sajed: After a meeting between Hajj Qassem and Sayyed Nasrallah, a decision was taken to summon a group of Hezbollah cadres, between 12 and 13 people, to a meeting with Hajj Qassem in Damascus. There he informed them that they would go to Iraq to help our brothers in the Iraqi resistance, by transferring the experiences they gained in resisting the Israeli occupation and in the Syrian war.

They were of various specializations, including operational commanders. Everyone was surprised that the mission had just begun and that they were to travel to Baghdad immediately. Some of them asked for an opportunity to bring their personal belongings or to say goodbye to their families, but Hajj Qassem insisted that some of them would leave with him that same night for Baghdad, while the rest were to meet him there shortly afterwards.

The first batch left with Hajj Qassem on the same flight to Baghdad and spent their first night at the home of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis  (the late deputy head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units or PMUs). After that, the rest arrived, and the number reached about 30. Hajj Qassem personally distributed roles and missions, and said:

“All of you participated in major operations against Israel and against the takfiris in Syria. What is required of you is to transfer your experiences to our Iraqi brothers, and to show them the same spirit with which you fought the Israelis and defended the shrine of Sayyida Zainab (the burial place outside Damascus of the Prophet Muhammad’s granddaughter).”

Simply put, that was the mission.

After distributing the tasks, each headed to the location assigned to him. This was before the fatwa of the supreme Shia authority in Iraq, Sayyed Ali al-Sistani, on 13 June, 2014, which led to the formation of the PMU, with the aim of confronting the expansion of ISIS and its control over large parts of Iraq.

In addition to ISIS at the time, there were other armed factions [aligned with the terror group] such as the Military Council, which included various militant organizations, including the Twentieth Revolution, the Salah al-Din Brigades, the Brigade of the Messenger of God, the Al-Qaqaa Brigades, and groups from the Baath Party. At that time, they [ISIS] were mainly extending their control towards western Baghdad, after they had captured the city of Mosul, and approached the city of Samarra.

The Cradle: Western and Persian Gulf media promoted the narrative that Soleimani was implementing an Iranian agenda in Iraq. You worked closely with him – is this true, and what was his actual goal in defending Iraq and achieving victory over ISIS and other terrorist organizations?

Sajed: This question should be directed to the Iraqis. I believe that anyone who aims to implement a private agenda will not go so far as to endanger his life. Many times, Hajj Qassem was at the forefront of the attacking groups, and he could have died at any moment.

For example, he was in one of the Hummers that opened the road to Samarra. I do not think that Iran’s agenda in Iraq is based on opening a road to a city, and requires endangering the life of a leader like Hajj Qassem.

His mission was to place all his capabilities and the capabilities of the Islamic Republic in Iran at the service of the Iraqi government. In all his meetings with the Iraqis, he used to tell them:

“The decision is yours. We are only here to help, and anyone who does not comply with your orders can be asked to leave immediately.”

Even on the behavioral level, it was not possible to distinguish between him and any of the other fighters.

The Cradle: We have heard that Soleimani is called the “Man of the Ditches.” Does that mean he was present, on the ground, in some of the battles? Tell us about that.

Sajed: I can say that Hajj Qassem was personally present in all the battles. On 31 August, 2014, he participated in lifting the siege on the city of Amerli. The siege of the city, inhabited by Shia Turkmen, began after the fall of Mosul in July 2014. ISIS militants took control of all the villages surrounding Amerli, isolating the city and depriving it of water, food and medicine for 80 days.

Hajj Qassem was at the forefront of the attacking convoy to lift the siege, and he was ambushed tightly when an explosive device exploded in the Hummer he was traveling in, killing two of those who were with him and injuring two others.

A similar thing happened in the battle of Jurf al-Sakhar in October 2014. This is a very complex area geographically for any attacking forces because of the dense palm groves that surround it, which serves as a cover for the forces defending it. It is also a very important area from a strategic point of view, and it formed an enclave for ISIS through which it can reach the holy cities such as Karbala and Najaf.

After two weeks of attacks, the attacking forces were unable to cut off the road and reach the river bank until Hajj Qassem came. He asked to bring an armored Hummer to head to the river bank, which was about three kilometers away. Getting there practically meant liberating the area from the grip of ISIS. He wanted to explore the area, so he climbed the berm, which was under fire by medium weapons.

One of us said to him, “Do you want us to die?” He replied: “I do not want us to die, but rather that we open the road.” Then the commander of Badr Operations, Abu Muntazer, said to him: “I will take care of things.” To which Hajj Qassem replied: “I will be with you.” But Abu Muntazer insisted that he advance with a group of fighters, and that Hajj Qassem join them later.

After less than ten minutes, Hajj Qassem decided to set off. Immediately, as soon as we crossed the road, Jurf al-Sakhar slipped out of ISIS control like magic. Also in the battle of Al-Dhuluiya, in December 2014, Hajj Qassem insisted on accompanying a young man on a motorbike to explore ISIS-controlled territory on his own. This battle constituted a quantum leap in the war against ISIS, after it liberated the road between Baghdad and Samarra from the terrorists.

The Cradle: There are those who claim that Soleimani fought alongside the US, with the Americans providing air cover while he was on the ground. How true is this assumption?

Sajed: The Americans did not participate in any operation to liberate Iraq from ISIS. In the battle of Tikrit, in March 2015, the PMU finished their preparations to liberate the city, but the Americans intervened with the Iraqi government to prevent the PMU from carrying out the attack.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi decided to assign the anti-terrorism forces and the federal police to carry out the operation, and US planes bombed targets inside the city. When the government forces entered, they were unable to advance much, and it turned out that the American bombing did not cause much damage to ISIS.

As a result, the city was not liberated until after the participation of the PMU in the battle. The US military did not provide air coverage for any of the PMU operations, nor did they participate in any operation to liberate Iraq from ISIS.

The Cradle: After the defeat of ISIS, there was a widespread narrative that attributed the victory to the US-led coalition and tried to present Soleimani as an international terrorist. What is the real story?

Sajed: The coalition forces have not participated in any operations against ISIS. It rejected the request of the government of (former Iraqi Prime Minister) Nuri al-Maliki to intervene against the terrorist organization, and refused to provide the Iraqi army with weapons. The Iraqi army had only four tanks without ammunition, and they were used as binoculars for night vision only.

The only battle in which the Americans participated was in Mosul. For us, resistance is resistance to occupation whoever it may be. But for the Americans, resistance is legitimate when it is against, say President Bashar al-Assad, and it becomes “terrorism” when it is against Israel.

The Cradle: What was the turning point in the war that marked the beginning of ISIS’ defeat?

Sajed: The Battle of Baiji from late December 2014 until late October 2015 was the decisive battle that allowed the resistance to take control of the highway from Baghdad to Baiji, and use Baiji as a base to launch a counter offensive on Mosul.

The fall of Mosul began when the PMU cut the road between Mosul and Syria and prevented supplies from reaching the terrorists in the city. Although the Americans contributed to the battle of Mosul, they were responsible for 99 percent of the losses suffered by the resistance forces.

The Cradle: How were the US responsible?

Sajed: Most of the casualties were caused by suicide bombers. They were driving cars full of explosives, armored and closed on all sides, so that their drivers could not see the road. It was US drones that guide them to the paths that they should take.

The Cradle: Were the PMU limited to Shias only?

Sajed: Of course not. There were and still are Sunnis, Christians, and Yazidis.

The Cradle: There are about 5,000 ISIS members in prisons controlled by the Kurds today. In the event of facilitating their escape, is there a possibility to revive the organization?

Sajed: If this happens the game will be exposed. However, 5,000 is a meager number in a country like Iraq. I think it is impossible for them to be able to even form a small emirate.

The Cradle: Despite the role played by Iran in achieving victory over ISIS, there are negative feelings towards it among a large number of Iraqis – why is this the case?

Sajed:  The reason is the media machine that blamed the Islamic Republic for the widespread corruption in Iraq, once under the pretext of its support for the government of Nuri al-Maliki, and again under the pretext of its support for the government of Haider al-Abadi.

Yes, Iran supported the Iraqi government, but it is not responsible for the policy adopted by this government. Supporters of the US and its followers in Iraq made great efforts in the media to hold Iran responsible for all the mistakes committed by Iraqi politicians, in order to turn the Iraqis against the Iranians.

The Cradle: What do you think was the motive behind the assassination of Soleimani on Iraqi soil?

Sajed:  They [the US] felt that the presence of Hajj Qassem would be an obstacle to their adoption of the victory over ISIS. He was a major obstacle to the American project in West Asia, just as Hajj Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis was a major obstacle to the same project in Iraq.

The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of The Cradle.

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Qassem Soleimani in Venezuela: The lesser known motive behind his assassination

January 03 2023

Why was Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani assassinated by the US? His visit to Venezuela in 2019 may provide some answers.

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By Hasan Illaik

On 3 January 2020, the US military assassinated Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the elite Quds Force in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), along with his companion, the deputy head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

Three years later, the motives for this decision – and its timing – are still being debated. The reasons for the US’s shock killing, however, may not be solely related to Soleimani’s role in regional conflicts, but could also arguably stem from his growing international clout.

Why was Soleimani assassinated?

Soleimani was reportedly responsible for leading Iran’s plan to surround Israel with an arc of missiles and precision drones in the West Asian region – from Lebanon to Syria, Iraq and Gaza, all the way to Yemen – which was viewed by Israeli officials as an existential threat to the Jewish state.

The US has long accused Soleimani of being behind much of the resistance it faced after invading Iraq in 2003, as well as allegedly ordering operations against US forces in the period leading up to his assassination.

The Quds Force commander – along with Muhandis – were critical in the Iraqi effort to defeat ISIS, outside of the control and agenda of the US and its regional allies, who often used the terrorist group to secure political and geographic gains.

Furthermore, the US held Iran, and by extension Soleimani, responsible for the Yemeni attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facilities on 14 September, 2019. The Aramco attack was so massive that it disrupted half of Saudi oil production, and was the largest of its kind since former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

A leader in the Resistance Axis

Soleimani was the “keyholder” in the Axis of Resistance, according to an Arab politician with strong ties to decision-making circles in both Washington and Riyadh.

“Hajj Qassem,” says the politician, was uniquely capable of making decisions and then implementing them, which is considered a “rare advantage” among leaders. He was able to achieve significant strategic results – rapidly – by moving freely and negotiating directly with various statesmen, militias, and political movements.

Examples of this are rife: The Quds Force commander persuaded Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2015 to intervene militarily in Syria, and organized the complex ‘frenemy’ relationship between Turkiye and Tehran through Turkish intelligence director Hakan Fidan.

Soleimani played a pivotal role in preventing the fall of Damascus, maintained and developed important links with Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah in Beirut, led a region wide campaign to defeat ISIS, and successfully managed the delicate balances between various political components in Iraq. In Yemen, he was able to supply the Ansarallah movement with training and arms that arguably changed the course of the Saudi-led aggression.

Together or separately, the aforementioned points made him a desired target of assassination for both the US government and the security establishment in Israel.

A visit to Venezuela

There may, however, be additional factors that contributed to the US decision to assassinate Soleimani on 3 January, 2022. While some analysts cite, for instance, the storming of the 2019 US embassy in Baghdad by demonstrators three days before the extrajudicial killing, US decision makers were unlikely to have mobilized its assassins in reaction to this relatively benign incident.

More significant for them would have been Soleimani’s unannounced trip to Venezuela in 2019, which crossed Washington’s red lines within its own geographic sphere of influence.

His visit to the South American country was publicly revealed more than two years later by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, during an interview with Al-Mayadeen in December 2021.

Maduro stated that Soleimani visited Caracas between March and April 2019, during which time the US launched a cyber and sabotage attack on Venezuela, resulting in widespread power outages. He glorified the Iranian general as a military hero who “combated terrorism and the brutal terrorist criminals who attacked the peoples of the Axis of resistance. He was a brave man.”

Although Maduro did not reveal the exact date of the visit, it can be assumed that it took place on 8 April, 2019, and that Soleimani came on board the first direct flight of the Iranian airline Mahan Air between Tehran and Caracas.

At that time, the US attack on Caracas was at its peak: Washington’s recognition of Juan Guaidó as president of Venezuela, comprehensive economic sanctions, and then, at the end of April, the organization of a coup attempt that succeeded only in securing the escape of US-backed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez to the Spanish embassy.

Expanding military ties with Caracas

During Soleimani’s Caracas visit, military cooperation between Iran and Venezuela was likely a key topic of discussion. Prior to his visit, Maduro had announced the establishment of “Popular Defense Units,” or revolutionary militias, to maintain order in the face of US-backed coup attempts.

Both Iranian and Latin American sources confirm that Tehran had a role in organizing these militias. However, the most significant military cooperation between the two countries has been in the field of military industrialization.

Since the tenure of late, former President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela has been working on a project to manufacture drones. This was announced by Chavez on 13 June, 2012, noting that “We are doing this with the help of different countries including China, Russia, Iran, and other allied countries.”

A few months earlier, the commander of the US Army’s Southern Command SOUTHCOM (its assigned area of responsibility includes Central and South America), General Douglas Fries, spoke about the same project, downplaying its importance by claiming that Iran was building drones with “limited capabilities” in Venezuela for internal security purposes.

Developing drones

In fact, Iran, represented by Soleimani’s Quds Force, was busy increasing military cooperation with Venezuela by developing new generations of drones and providing Caracas with spare parts for its existing American-made aircrafts. Interestingly, the raising of the Iranian flag has become routine in the Venezuelan Air Force’s military ceremonies.

On 20 November, 2020, President Maduro delivered a speech announcing plans to produce different types of drones. Near him, on display, was a miniature model of a drone which appeared to be that of the Iranian “Muhajer 6” aircraft that entered service in Iran in 2018.

This issue was raised by then-Israeli Minister of Defense, Benny Gantz, while receiving the heads of American Jewish organizations in February 2022.

Soleimani’s legacy in Latin America

These developments were the direct result of Qassem Soleimani’s efforts. A Venezuelan official has confirmed to The Cradle that the country’s drone project was built with full Iranian support: from training engineers to setting up research and manufacturing centers, all the way to production.

In October 2019, the commander of US Southern Command, Navy Admiral Craig S. Faller, warned that Russia, China, Iran and Cuba were operating in varying capacities in SOUTHCOM’s area of responsibility. He noted, specifically, that Iran’s influence and presence is being felt in South America.

In March 2020, the US SOUTHCOM commander repeated the same warning, placing Iran at the “top of the list of countries” that have assisted Venezuela in skirting US sanctions.

The US has long viewed Latin America as its “backyard” and has sought to prevent the influence of rival or hostile powers in the region through its adherence to the Monroe Doctrine. The influence of Soleimani in the western hemisphere may have been viewed as a threat to US interests and a crossing of this “red line.”

His role in assisting Venezuela in developing military capabilities, including the production of drones, was seen in Washington as a qualitative leap in Iran’s foreign relations and was likely a factor in the decision to assassinate Soleimani.

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A memory for life; how Soleimani’s friend remembers him: Exclusive

January 2, 2023

Source: Al Mayadeen

By Al Mayadeen English 

Martyr Qassem Soleimani’s close friend relates to Al Mayadeen his memories with the Iranian leader for the first time; so what did he say three years after his departure?

Soleimani with his long-time friend, Mahmoud Khaleqi

Three years on… on the anniversary of the assassination of the two leaders, Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, Al Mayadeen conducted an interview with the former’s close friend Mahmoud Khaleqi. What did he say about Soleimani? What was the will he left behind? How did he spend his last days with him before he was martyred?

How he received the news of his martyrdom

“I felt that the whole world was crumbling around me.”

As for his personal qualities, Khaleqi says Martyr Soleimani was renowned for his honesty, sincerity, altruism, courage, and good manners, with a great focus on people’s problems and concerns.

He adds that sometimes when Soleimani was overwhelmed with work and responsibilities, his body would no longer be able to follow up with him. But from a psychological and spiritual point of view, he was a strong, self-made person.

This is how Mahmoud Khaleqi, a close friend of Martyr Qassem Soleimani, describes the news of the latter’s martyrdom. He adds that he received the news of his martyrdom from a friend. Afterward, he headed to Soleimani’s house in Tehran to follow up on matters from there.

On their friendship, Khaleqi says it dates back to 1985, and it was strengthened in 1992 when they headed to Mecca to perform the Hajj act of worship. He adds that on the 18th of Thul-Hijjah, which coincides with the occasion of Eid Al-Ghadir, and in the Sacred Mosque and in front of the Kaaba, “we made the brotherhood promise, and we pledged to always meet in this world.”

Khaleqi had a lot to say about his long-time friend. He describes him as “a person with a high heart and full of kindness, who was the best friend and companion,” adding that he cared about the smallest details of his personal life and gave him honest advice and help.

Regarding his journey during the Holy Defense period, Khaleqi says, “Hajj Qassem was feeling physically tired, and he was also suffering from headaches and had lung problems due to the freedom-fighting track he undertook.”

What was the will Soleimani left behind?

Khaleqi says that in the early nineties of the last century, Soleimani spoke to him for the first time about his shrouding and burial when they were visiting the cemetery of the martyrs of the city of Kerman. He notes that “Martyr Soleimani used to sit in the same place where he is currently buried, i.e., next to the shrine of Martyr Commander Hossein Yousef Saif Elahi.”

He adds that at that time, Soleimani told him, “If I die or was martyred, let this place here be my final resting place,” asking to be buried right next to Martyr Saif Elahi. Khaleqi continues to say that Soleimani asked him several times to be the one who shrouds and lays him down in the grave upon his martyrdom. He also asked him to bury the ring he prayed with along with him, in addition to a piece of cloth signed by religious references and scholars, which attests to his good conduct, as his friend recalls.

“A decapitated body”

Khaleqi stresses that everyone thought that the martyr’s body was complete, “because there was no opportunity to open the shroud completely and there was no need for that, so we did not do it.”

He confirms that Martyr Soleimani’s head was separated from his body. Khaleqi recalls how he buried his brother Martyr Mohammad 32 years ago, in 1986, explaining that his head was separated from his body, and so was the case of Martyr Soleimini.

He got what he wanted; martyrdom

Khaleqi says, “Hajj Qassem wished for martyrdom.” His friend recalls how he used to ask everyone he met to pray for him to die as a martyr and not a normal death.

“And he got what he wanted,” Khaleqi confirms.

He continues to say, “His martyrdom came in a situation that no one could have ever thought of,” as it came when his most beloved bits and pieces came together. “He was martyred on the blessed Friday eve, on the [sacred] land of Iraq, and with [his long-time companion] Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, along with his righteous companions, in addition to how he was martyred, not to mention the majestic funeral that was held for him,” Khaleqi recalls.

Four nights prior to his eternal departure

Khaleqi tells Al Mayadeen how four nights before his martyrdom, Martyr Soleimani came to the city of Qom and how they spent several hours in the shrine of Sayyeda Fatima Al-Masouma performing prayers and making supplications. He adds that he insisted on accompanying Soleimani to Tehran, and 100 hours after they parted in front of his house in Tehran, he was martyred.

Regarding the conversation that took place between them, Khaleqi said, “It was a regular conversation about cognitive and ethical research and some local and foreign political affairs, in addition to family and personal matters.”

At the end of his interview for Al Mayadeen, Khaleqi pointed out that Martyr Soleimani viewed all human beings on the basis of equality without any discrimination, stressing that if Soleimani was present today, he would be more than willing to sacrifice himself for everyone without exception because his love was not exclusively for religious people and Iran, but for all peoples.

Khaleqi called for taking Soleimani out of the political, partisan, and sectarian calculations and getting to know this all-inclusive person who sacrificed himself for the sake of everyone.

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General Suleimani, as Alive as Olive

 January 2, 2023

Mohammad Salami

On the third anniversary of his martyrdom, the former chief of IRGC’s Al-Quds Force General Qassem Suleimani is mistakenly depicted as a fallen commander.

No! He has never fallen.

General Suleimani is as alive as an olive tree.

On January 3, 2020, a US drone targeted Martyr Suleimani’s convoy near Baghdad airport. Qassem Suleimani and his comrade-in arms, the deputy chief of Hashd Shaabi Hajj Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, embraced martyrdom.

The million-man funeral which was held in the Islamic Republic confirmed that General Suleimani’s martyrdom is so remote from death and fall.

However, what really fell down was the drone, the missiles and the criminals inside the “Black” House in Washington. The black flags of the terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq fell down too.

The missiles of the Palestinian resistance striking the occupied Palestinian territories say that General Suleimani is still operating powerfully in the battlefield.

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah will reiterate his vow that Martyr Suleimani’s military power will remain personified by the Islamic Resistance fighters who are going to continue pursuing his goal of liberating all of Palestine from the Zionist occupation.

Source: Al-Manar English Website

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Iran: Indictment on case of Martyr Soleimani’s assassination near

31 Dec 2022

Source:

By Al Mayadeen English 

The head of the Iranian special committee in charge of the case, Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, says that the US committed an unforgivable crime.

The head of the Iranian special committee responsible for pursuing the legal case of the assassination of Martyr Qassem Soleimani, Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei.

Iran is in the final stages of releasing an official indictment on the case of the murder of IRGC’s Quds Force Commander, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, by the United States back in 2020, according to an Iranian official.

The head of the special committee in charge of the case, Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, said on Saturday that the Judiciary in the Islamic Republic and the foreign ministry have taken measures to accurately follow the case.

“In the criminal aspect, the indictment related to this case is nearing its final stages and we hope that it will reach good result,” he said.

Kadkhodaei made the announcement during an event on the fight against terrorism and extremism in West Asia.

On January 3 of 2020, the US carried out a drone strike authorized by former US president Donald Trump targeting a car carrying the commander of the Quds Force of the IRGC General Qassem Soleimani, and his Iraqi trench-mate and the second-in-command of Iraqi PMU (Popular Mobilization Units), Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

Martyr Soleimani was on an official visit to Iraq and was being transported in a car with Martyr al-Muhandis from Baghdad’s International Airport upon his arrival, before being assassinated by the US.

“This is an unforgivable crime and the American officials who committed this crime and accepted responsibility for it must be tried and punished for their action,” Kadkhodaei, who is an advisor to the foreign minister, continued.

“The US tries to resort to every means to secure its illegitimate interests.”

During an address to the 77th annual session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last September, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi raised a picture of the former commander of the Quds Force and called for punishing former US President Donald Trump, who ordered the assassination of Soleimani in a barbaric and illegal manner.

“The previous president of the United States [Trump] effectively managed to sign the document of the savage crime, an illegal crime, an immoral crime,” he indicated.

It’s noteworthy that earlier this month, former Iraqi PM Mustafa Kadhimi had local lawmakers contemplating his arrest for allegedly being involved in the assassination of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and Qassem Soleimani by the US in 2020.

A senior official in the State of Law Coalition, Fadel al-Zerigawi, stated during an interview with Iraqi news outlet Shafaq News last Monday that Kadhimi is hiding inside the US embassy.

Although Kadhimi previously vowed to expel all foreign military forces from the country, US troops remained but were given the option to “rename” their position as “advisory roles”.

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JUDAIC FANATICISM IS THE MOTIVATION BEHIND THE LATEST ‘ISRAELI’ ATTACK ON KATA’IB IMAM ALI

JANUARY 10, 2020

by Jonathan Azaziah

We told you the Jews are attempting to wipe out the Men of God who laid waste to ISIS. And now they’re at it again, bombing the border area between Syria and Iraq in yet another flagrant act of aggression targeting the Iraqi Islamic Resistance. At least 8 fighters have been martyred by the usurping Zionist entity’s criminal attack. It’s Kata’ib Imam Ali that is still on the Jews’ minds and in their crosshairs and while this may solely seem like part of the ongoing American-‘Israeli’ escalation against the Resistance Axis — an analytical observation that is rather elementary to make — there is something more sinister to this onslaught. Indeed, the motivations for these atrocities are rooted 100% in Judaism, both from the “spiritual” perspective and the historical one. The number 3 is of the utmost importance for the Jews, with abyssal Kabbalistic, Talmudic and Halakhic aspects to it. And Shaytan’s Chosen Warmongers haven’t completed their triple murder yet. They got Qassem Suleimani (R.A.) They got Abou Mahdi al-Mohandes (R.A.) But they missed Shibl al-Zaydi, Commander of the Kata’ib Imam Ali.

As elucidated by Rabbi Yossi Marcus, the Kabbalist who runs the ultra-Zionist Chabad of the North Peninsula and spent time as a colonizer in Palestine’s Safad (one of the major capitals of illicit Kabbalistic activity going back several hundred years), when something is done 3 times in Judaism, it becomes permanent. In Hebrew, it is called “chazakah”. Kabbalistically, the number 3 means “peace” and “integration”. And we know that there is no peace from the vantage point of Judaism, nor is there integration within “the tribe”, unless the sanctification of “Yahweh’s” name is being pursued through revenge, war and the eradication of the seed of Amalek.

Indeed, when applied geopolitically and militarily vis-a-vis Zion’s war on the Islamic Republic of Iran and its Mouqawamah Bloc partners, the “chazakah” sought by the Jews in this instance is the elimination of the Dauntless and Defiant trifecta of Suleimani (R.A.), Al-Mohandes (R.A.) and al-Zaydi, which will bring “peace” to the “house” of World Jewry because the most effective personalities in countering its intrigue, these “Viceroys of Amalek”, will be no more. And because the afterlife is barely an afterthought at best in Judaism, with Jewish scholars noting that “Judaism is focused on life and how to live it”, and with the “Torah” having ZERO – repeat, ZERO – mention of it at all, Jews can’t comprehend the Culture of Martyrdom present in Iran as well as Ansarullahi Yemen and elsewhere that keeps its adherents resisting no matter what calamities they face down. Keeping this in mind, al-Zaydi lives, alhamdulillah, and Jewish plots against him and Kata’ib Imam Ali persist as a result.

That was the “spiritual” angle. Now, the historical facets of the ramped up Zionist onslaught against Iraq and Syria are staring everyone right in the face via the name of Shibl al-Zaydi’s group of Righteous Renegades: Kata’ib IMAM ALI (A.S.) The brother, successor and son-in-law of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) was a tour-de-force against the Jewish Power Configuration of his era and on the battlefield, he mopped the floor with the Yahoudlings. Because the Jews were impotent when confronting Haydar al-Karrar (A.S.) eye-to-eye, they collapsed into the shadows, their home, hatching a scheme of subterfuge to dispatch the Imam (A.S.) It was a Jew, Ibn Muljim (L.A.), who assassinated him in the most cowardly manner of cowardly manners, driving a poison sword into his head as he was in prayer in the masjid. Exactly like the cowardly fashion the US and ‘Israel’ murdered Suleimani (R.A.) and Al-Mohandes (R.A.), slaughtering them with a flying robot while they were unarmed on a peace mission. Verily, the similarities between Amir al-Mou2mineen (A.S.) and his modern-day acolytes, the Knight of Kerman (R.A.) and the Brightness of Basra (R.A.), are vast. Most especially in the identical enemy opposing them.

Understanding this struggle as an ideological one will give us better insights into how Dajjal and its lieutenants operate. It is Judaism driving the latest flare-up against Iran currently, along with the war on Islam historically. Not just Zionism, which is merely the political outgrowth of Judaism. The Jewish obsession with the number 3 and the Halakhic-Talmudic-Kabbalistic need to “make permanent” all things in line with the “mitzvot” of the “Torah” is demented. Simply demented. This Judaic fanaticism is dangerous to the umpteenth degree. For the Iraqi Islamic Resistance and the Mouqawamah Bloc of course, yes, but also the whole of the globe. We pray for ALLAH (SWT) to encase in armor all pure-souled opponents of Shlomo as the battle against Jewish supremacist evil rages.

And we sincerely pray for the Jews to hearken to the teachings of Rasoulallah (S.A.W.W.) and Christ (A.S.) before they take us and themselves into oblivion. To say they’re too far out in front of their skis and have been for quite some time is the understatement of… Well… the 40 some odd centuries they’ve been around, wandering about and tormenting Gentiledom along the way.

Syrian Security Units Eliminate an ISIS Terrorist Group in Daraa

ARABI SOURI

Syrian security units with the help of locals eliminated an ISIS terrorist group on the outskirts of Al Sadd Road in the city of Daraa in southern Syria, the security units seized a massive quantity of weapons and munitions from the dens the terrorists were hiding in.

The Syrian news agency Sana reported the qualitative operation quoting a security spokesperson who confirmed the killing of an unspecified number of ISIS (ISIL – Daesh) terrorists during severe clashes in the Al Sadd Road where the US-created, funded, armed, trained, and politically sponsored ISIS terrorists holed in houses and farms which they turned into fortresses.

The video is also available on Rumble, and BitChute,

Local sources reported hearing heavy clashes from the early hours of dawn of today Monday, 31st October, in the area in the south of the city of Daraa, and the clashes continued to the time of this report.

The local sources added that dozens of former fighters in the NATO-sponsored ISIS terrorists joined the security agencies within the ranks of the Eighth Brigade of the Fifth Corp of the Syrian Arab Army in protecting their city against the ISIS terrorists.

The Fifth Corps comprises mainly former fighters who were either forced to join some of the many terrorist groups of the so-called FSA, an umbrella for a variety of Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists dubbed by NATO officials and Pentagon stenographs as Moderate Rebels. Other fighters were subjected to heavy propaganda that brainwashed them and thought that betraying their country for foreign powers, killing their own brethren, and destroying their own cities and towns is a patriotic act.

After the liberation of Daraa province from the NATO-sponsored Al Qaeda and ISIS terrorists, the vast majority of the fighters joined the reconciliation process, dropped their weapons, and either returned to their normal lives or joined the Fifth Corps to fight the real terrorists.

The latest escalation comes after an ISIS terrorist blew himself up in the Arba’een neighborhood in Daraa Balad in a house on the 28th of the month killing four civilians and injuring others.

The United States of America’s war ministry, the Pentagon vowed to revive ISIS terrorist groups in late September 2019 after the backbone of the terrorist organization was defeated in both Syria and Iraq, one of the early steps the USA took was committing the unprecedented war crime of killing Iranian General Qassim Soleimani and Iraqi PMU Deputy Leader Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis at Baghdad Airport on the 3rd of January 2020. Both commanders were instrumental in combating ISIS in the region.

The Pentagon Threatening to Revive ISIS

The Pentagon Threatening to Revive ISIS
ISIS and the Pentagon A number of repetitive coincidences you’ll start to see a pattern, even worse: a plot.
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Had Not It Been for Iran, Where Would Iraq Have Been? (Videos)

 October 24, 2022

Former head of IRGC’s Al-Quds Force General Martyr Qassem Suleimani and Deputy Head of the Hashd Shaabi Committee Hajj Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis

Ahmad Farhat, Translated and Edited by Mohammad Salami

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah warned during a speech on October 1, 2022, against the anti-Iran propaganda promoted in Iraq, underlining the Iranian support to the Iraqis in their fight against ISIL terrorist group.

The two civilizations of Iraq, Mesopotamia, and Iran, Persia, are said to be among the most ancient civilizations throughout history. Iraqis and Iranians have been sharing joys and griefs and confronting the foreign interventions, especially the British influence on Shah regime in Iran and the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Numerous are the Iraqi civilization’s, Mesopotamia, feats, including Hammurabi code of laws, and the geographical location of features exposed Iraq to the foreign greedy attacks in light of the oil excavations in the twenties of the twentieth century.

The ambitions of the enemies and the foreign sides have been endless and concentrated on partitioning Iraq and divide its population over sectarian segments in order to plunder the Iraqi resources.

The historical paradox lies in the fact that the states which supported Saddam Hussein’s war on the Islamic Republic were the same that backed the US invasion of Iraq in addition to Britain.

The same paradox extends and shows that the same states are stirring sedition between Iraq and Iran and instigating the Iraqis against improving the relations with the Islamic Republic, knowing that some of those Arab regimes participated in besieging the Iraqi people and imposing the oil-for-food program.

In this regard, the former Iraq foreign minister, Naji Al-Hudaithi, exposed many of the scandals of the oil-for-food program, indicating that $50 billion had been plundered to fund the UN agencies and compensate the foreign states which supported Saddam Hussein in his war on Iran.

The UN agencies and inspectors used to waste huge amounts of money to purchase new gadgets and devices even before the old ones break down, Al-Hudaithi said.

Those countries did not stop at that limit; Saudi, for instance, dispatched 5000 suicide bombers to carry out attacks in Iraq and facilitated the movements of the two terrorist groups of Al-Qaeda and ISIL.

The former Iraqi premier Haidar Abadi announced a related Saudi confession:

After the Iraqis managed in 2011 to expel the US occupation forces, the entire Middle East witnessed the advent of the so-called Arab Spring which turned to be a black winter in Iraq.

Head of the Badr Organization Hadi Al-Ameri and the former premier Nuri Al-Maliki reflect on the Iranian support to Iraq:

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The enemies wanted Iraq to confront solely the terrorist era; however, the fraternal relations with the Islamic Republic were stronger than the colonial schemes.

The Iranian military support to Iraq moved swiftly into the front of confrontation with the US occupation, and the former head of IRGC’s Al-Quds Force General Martyr Qassem Suleimani coordinated with the Deputy Head of the Hashd Shaabi Committee Hajj Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis all the operations.

Many questions can be raised in this domain about Iraq’s destiny, ruling system, political creed, defense capabilities and economic situation it in case the terrorist groups or the US occupation have prevailed.

A thorough look at the scene affirms that the endeavor to demonize Iran betrays the history, present and the future of Iraq. Those attempts have been launched by some Arab and Western states, which supported the Saddam Hussein’s war on Iran and the US invasion of Iraq, via media outlets.

Nevertheless, the majority of the Iraqi people rejects this approach and underscores the fraternal relations between Iraq and Iran, knowing that this stance is always reiterated by the Iraqi officials.

Aerial footage shows the heavy participation in the popular event marking the first anniversary of the martyrdom of the two leaders, Suleimani and Al-Muhandis

The Islamic Republic blocked all the schemes to destroy the Iraqi state and displace its people, sending the military personnel and equipment to help the Iraqi army and popular forces to overcome the ISIL terrorists.

Martyrs Suleimani and Al-Muhandis participating in relieving Al-Basra and Khuzestan locals in Iraq

While, the martyr leaders Suleimani and Al-Muhandis and their brethren in the IRGC as well as Hashd Shaabi fighting the terrorist groups, certain Arab regimes were dispatching suicide bombers to commit massacres against the Iraqis.

Iran sacrificed its elite commanders and fighters, headed by General Suleimani who has been a great symbol for the Iranian and most of the Iraqis.

The two leaders Suleimani and Al-Muhandis embraced martyrdom together in the US drone attack on their convoy near Baghdad airport on January 3, 2020, underlining the US keenness on the Israeli interests and the Iraqi fuel.

The United States has continued to intervene in all the local Iraqi politics and plundering the Mesopotamian resources. Whereas, the Islamic Republic has been offering Iraq economic aids and investment projects.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has never requested any Iraqi services in return. Its intention has been always concentrated on defending the sanctities and supporting the vulnerable against oppression, which in consecrated in its Constitution.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei highlights the importance of the fight against ISIL terrorists in protecting Imam Hussein (P) Holy Shrine in Karbala City. Martyr Suleimani, moreover, indicates that the terrorists plotted to destroy the Holy Shrines in Iraq.

Source: Al-Manar English Website

S. Nasrallah Warns ‘Israel’ against Miscalculation: We’ve Reached End of Line, Ready for All Options

August 9, 2022

Marwa Haidar

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah Warned the Zionist entity against any miscalculation towards Lebanon, stressing that Hezbollah has reached “the end of the line” regarding the issue of gas and maritime border.

Addressing mourners in Beirut’s southern suburb (Dahiyeh) on Ashura Day, Sayyed Nasrallah affirmed that the Lebanese resistance group is fully ready to confront all options, in response to Israeli threats and in a clear message that Hezbollah is prepared for war.

Sayyed Nasrallah hailed what he called the legendry steadfastness of Gaza’s people and resistance in face of Israeli aggression, voicing full commitment to Palestine as the central cause of the nation.

His eminence also voiced sympathy and support to Nigeria’s Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and people of Bahrain, Yemen and Syria.

Sayyed Nasrallah also warned Iraqis against foreign schemes.

Ashura and Nigeria

Sayyed Nasrallah started his speech by offering condolences for Imam Mahdi (a.j.), the lord of the age, and all Muslims over martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (a.s.).

Talking via a video link, Sayyed Nasrallah renewed allegiance to Imam Hussein, noting that “throughout 40 years, we haven’t abandoned him, and we will never do so.”

He voiced sympathy with Nigeria Shia cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been for years subjected to repeated crackdowns by Nigerian authorities.

“Ashura is the day when we shall voice support to all those who are oppressed. We voice sympathy with Sheikh Zakzaky, along with his supporters.”

Palestine and Bahrain

The Hezbollah S.G. then stressed that Palestine is the central cause of the nation, praising those who were martyred and injured to defend the occupied country.

“Palestine is the central cause. We don’t expect mercy from the US, but we address those who claim they are Arabs. To be Muslims or Arabs is to support oppressed people.”

“We feel proud of the martyrs and resistance fighters over their legendry steadfastness. We renew our commitment to this affair.”

Sayyed Nasrallah, meanwhile, slammed Bahraini regime over normalizing ties with the Zionist entity, and over attacking Ashura ceremonies across the Arab island.

“One of the ugliest parties who normalized ties with Israel is the regime in Bahrain who proved that it doesn’t tolerate a black flag,” he said referring to flags raised during Ashura ceremonies.

“We recall the oppression of people of Bahrain, whose rights are stolen by their treacherous rulers who are embracing the enemies of this nation.”

Yemen, Iraq and Syria

Sayyed Nasrallah then reiterated the Lebanese resistance group’s stance towards Yemen.

“In the day of oppressed (Ashura) we reiterate that we stand by the people of Yemen who have been for years tirelessly fighting for their dignity and confronting tyrants.”

“People of Yemen are real personification of Karbala and supporting them is a duty.”

The Hezbollah S.G. also urged Iraqis to solve their disagreements, calling on them to foil schemes set by the nation’s enemies.

On Syria, Sayyed Nasrallah said the country has overcome the universal war launched by many international regional sides, but stressed that the blockade represented by the US Caesar Act.

His eminence also praised Iran, describing the Islamic Republic, led by Supreme Leader Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, as the heart of the Axis of Resistance.

In this context, Sayyed Nasrallah recalled sacrifices made by martyrs Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis who were martyred by a US strike in Baghdad in 2020.

In Lebanon, Another Account to Settle

On Lebanon, Sayyed Nasrallah was very clear, as he responded to Israeli threats and warned the occupation regime against any miscalculation.

“The Lebanese are the only people who decide their fates and make their decisions. Throughout 40 years we have confronted all forms of challenges including wars, blockades and assassinations.”

“We look forward to a free and powerful Lebanon that is capable to defend its dignity and to invest its wealth. We look forward to Lebanon which is capable of cutting off any hand that would extend to its wealth.”

Meanwhile, his eminence called on Lebanese sides to exert joint efforts in a bid to form a government and to cope with current crises, urging officials to feel the pain of the Lebanese citizens.

On the issue of gas, oil and maritime border, Sayyed Nasrallah said Hezbollah will see the responses to the Lebanese State’s requests in the coming days.

Addressing resistance supporters, and especially resistance fighters, Sayyed Nasrallah said they should be ready for all options.

“We are dealing with this battle with utmost level of seriousness. I say to the Israelis and the Americans (US administration): Lebanon will never tolerate stealing its wealth.”

“We have reached the end of the line and we will keep up on this way.”

On the other hand, Sayyed Nasrallah responded to Israeli remarks regarding the “messages” behind the last 3-day aggression on Gaza.

“Yes, I was watching the latest developments in Gaza and the message was delivered. We have seen heroism and steadfastness in Gaza as well as the unity of its resistance factions. Gaza managed to impose its own equation of deterrence. As for Lebanon, there is another account to settle.”

In this context, his eminence warned: “any aggression on any person in Lebanon won’t go unpunished. We remind you that we are the lovers of Imam Hussein (a.s.) who once said ‘Humiliation, never!’.”

Source: Al-Manar English Website

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Mossad Assassination Unit Commander Likely Killed in Erbil Attack

June 9 2022

By Staff, Agencies

Some English and Arab news sources reported that the commander of the ‘Israeli’ Mossad assassination unit was killed in a drone attack on several vehicles on a highway in Erbil, in northern Iraq on Wednesday night.

Local media said that in last night drone attack three vehicles were targeted and hit on a highway in Erbil, the Iraqi Kurdistan region.

Hours after the attack was targeted, some English and Arab sources reported that a Mossad team were in the vehicles and were the main target of the drone operation.

According to the IntelSky Twitter account, which specializes in analyzing international risks, global flight tracking and crisis news said that a senior Mossad officer was killed in the attack.

According to IntelSky, Ilak Ron [Asa Flots], the commander of the Mossad Assassination Unit was assassinated in the Kamikaze drone attack.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the drone strike, and the ‘Israeli’ officials also have not commented on the matter yet.

US troops and bases in Iraq have frequently come under rocket and drone strikes.

Anti-US sentiments have significantly increased in Iraq since the assassination of Iran’s top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, and his associates in a US drone strike in Baghdad in early 2020.

General Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard [IRG], and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of PMU, were martyred along with their associates in a US drone strike that was authorized by then-US president Donald Trump near the Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020.

Two days after the dastardly assassination, Iraqi lawmakers unanimously approved a bill that required the government to end the presence of all US-led foreign military forces in the Arab country.

Less than a week after the assassination, the IRG launched a volley of ballistic missiles at the Ain al-Assad airbase in western Iraq, in a military operation code-named Operation Martyr Soleimani.

Iran, which vowed ‘hard revenge’ over the killing of its celebrated commander, said the missile strike was only a “first slap” and that would not rest until the US military abandons the region in disgrace.

The US-led coalition has ended its combat mission in Iran, but thousands of soldiers remain in the country in a so-called advisory and training role.

In mid-March, the IRG launched ballistic missiles towards an area in Erbil, which housed secret bases of the Zionist regime’s Mossad spy agency. Reports, quoting Kurdistan region’s intelligence sources, said as many as 12 ballistic missiles were used in the attack.

Also in May, the IRG targeted and destroyed positions of terrorist groups operating near Erbil.

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Several US military convoys come under attack in Iraq

May 15 2022

Iraqi resistance groups have stepped up strikes against US military convoys in recent months

ByNews Desk

US soldiers speak to families in rural Anbar, western Iraq. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Susannah George, File)

US military convoys have come under attack by unknown militant groups in several Iraqi cities, according to a 15 May report by Mehr News Agency.

Citing local sources, the report states that three US military logistics convoys came under attack in the Iraqi cities of Al Diwaniyah and Samawah.

There have been no reports about the details of the damages, casualties, nor of any groups claiming responsibility for the attacks.

Another attack on a US military convoy, also in Al Diwaniyah, was reported by Sabereen News on 11 May.

Attacks on US forces in Iraq have seen an uptick in recent months after Baghdad’s failure to implement a law passed by parliament to expel foreign occupation forces from the country.

The vote came in the days following the assassination of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Qassem Soleimani and Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) deputy-chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in 2020.

Roadside bombs have also recently targeted US forces in Dhi Qar and Anbar.

Iraqi resistance groups have pledged to only lay down their arms after the full withdrawal of US forces in Iraq.

Recently, US troops stationed at Harir Air Base in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) opened fire on a number of houses and one car in Erbil’s Basrma district on 9 May.

The Governor of Basrma, Jangawar Azhgayi, told Rudaw that US troops were conducting drills when the accident happened. He also confirmed that no casualties were reported.

A video released by Telegram news channel Sabereen News on 28 April allegedly showed the transfer of ISIS fighters by two US Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters inside Iraq.

Over the years, US occupation forces in Iraq and Syria have faced several accusations of collaborating with the Takfiri armed group, despite claims to the contrary.

In August 2017, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported seeing US choppers transporting ISIS fighters in and out of the city of Deir Ezzor multiple times.

“The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that a new airdrop was carried out in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor, by the forces of the International Coalition … reliable sources confirmed to the [SOHR] that the International Coalition transported members of the ‘Islamic State’ organization.”

ساعةٌ سليمانيةٌ بصواريخ رباعية الأبعاد

الخميس17 آذار 2022

المصدر: الميادين نت

عمرو علان 

دمّرت الضربة الصّاروخية المركز المستهدف، وقتلت 4 ضباط من “الموساد”، وجَرحت 7 آخرين، تعدّ جراح 4 منهم خطرة، بحسب المعلومات التي توفرت لدى الاستخبارات الإيرانية عقب الضربة. 

جاءت الضّربة الصاروخية التي تبنّاها حرس الثورة الإسلامية الإيرانية في بيانٍ رسميٍ، والتي استهدفت مركزاً استخبارياً استراتيجياً لجهاز “الموساد” الصهيوني في مدينة أربيل العراقية، لتعيد التأكيد على ترابط كلّ الأحداث الدولية في هذه المرحلة الانتقالية والمفصلية في تاريخ البشرية، ولتبعث عدة رسائل في غير اتجاه للقوى الدولية، ولتعيد تأكيد ثوابت السياسة الإيرانية تجاه التطورات الدولية الراهنة.

يُقرأ في توقيت هذه الضربة تأكيدٌ إيرانيٌ غير مباشرٍ على تحالف إيران الاستراتيجي مع روسيا

بعد مرور نحو شهرٍ على تورط “الموساد” بعدوانٍ غير مُعلَنٍ على موقع للطائرات المسيَّرة، تابع لحرس الثورة الإسلامية في إقليم خرمانشاه الإيراني، قام الأخير باستهداف منزلٍ في مدينة أربيل يقع قرب القنصلية الأميركية، وتعود ملكيته إلى رجل أعمالٍ عراقيٍ، كان يستخدمه جهاز الاستخبارات الصهيوني كمركز استراتيجي لقيادة عملياته التخريبية ضد إيران والمنطقة.

وقال بيان حرس الثورة الإسلامية إنَّه استهدف مركزاً صهيونياً بصواريخ دقيقة. وأوردت وكالة أنباء “تسنيم” الإيرانية “أنَّ حرس الثورة استخدم في الهجوم 10 صواريخ دقيقةٍ من طراز “فاتح 110” البالستية”، وأنَّ “القصف انطلق من المنطقة الشمالية الغربية في إيران”، وتصل حمولة الرأس المتفجّر لصاروخ “فاتح 110” الدّقيق إلى 300 كلغ من المواد المتفجرة. 

وقد دمّرت الضربة الصّاروخية المركز المستهدف، وقتلت 4 ضباط من “الموساد”، وجَرحت 7 آخرين، تعدّ جراح 4 منهم خطرة، بحسب المعلومات التي توفرت لدى الاستخبارات الإيرانية عقب الضربة. 

ويقول توقيت هذه الضربة للأميركي الذي تباطأ مؤخراً في قبول الشروط الإيرانية للعودة إلى الاتفاق النووي، إنَّ برنامج إيران الدفاعي للصواريخ غير قابلٍ للتفاوض، وإنَّها لن تعود إلى الالتزام ببنود الاتفاق النووي إلا ضمن شروطها المتعلقة برفع كل العقوبات الأميركية، بما فيها العقوبات المفروضة على حرس الثورة الإسلامية. 

ها هو الحرس الثوري يستخدم صواريخه بنجاحٍ في ضرب موقعٍ موجودٍ ضمن دائرة حماية أنظمة الدفاع الجوي الأميركية التي يوكل إليها حماية مبنى القنصلية الأميركية في أربيل. وقد كان لافتاً تصريح علي شمخاني، أمين عام مجلس الأمن القومي الإيراني، عقب الضربة الصاروخية، حين قال: “الميدان والدبلوماسية هما أداة القوة لدى إيران، والتي تُستخدَم بحكمةٍ للدفاع عن المصالح الوطنية والأمن القومي. تجربة الأعوام الأربعين للثورة الإسلامية علَّمت الشعب الإيراني أن الاعتماد على الشرق والغرب لا يضمن حقوقه وأمنه”.

ويصعب أيضاً فصل توقيت الهجوم الصاروخي عن تفاعلات الحرب في أوكرانيا، وعما يمكن وصفه بالخلاف التكتيكي بين طهران وموسكو، إذ طالبت موسكو الأميركي مؤخراً بتقديم ضماناتٍ إضافيةٍ تتعلق بضمان عدم تأثير العقوبات الأميركية المستجدة على روسيا في تعاملاتها التجارية مع إيران، في حال العودة إلى الاتفاق النووي.

ويمكن أن يُقرأ في توقيت هذه الضربة تأكيدٌ إيرانيٌ غير مباشرٍ على تحالف إيران الاستراتيجي مع روسيا، ضمن معركة كسر الهيمنة الأميركية، رغم التباين التكتيكي الَّذي ظهر في فيينا على أثر الحرب في أوكرانيا، ورغم عدم رغبة إيران في الانخراط المباشر في تلك الحرب، ورغم كونها أيضاً تتعاطى مع العودة إلى الاتفاق النووي من زاوية مصالحها الوطنية أولاً. 

تأتي هذه القراءة منسجمةً مع ما قاله الناطق باسم الخارجية الإيرانية، سعيد خطيب زاده، في مؤتمره الأسبوعي الأخير عقب الضربة الصاروخية، إذ قال “إنّ الولايات المتحدة هي التي ترغب في اختزال ما يحدث في فيينا على أنه طلبٌ روسيٌ. إنّ مسؤولية الوضع الحالي الذي نحن فيه الآن تقع على عاتق واشنطن. إذا استجابت اليوم، فيمكننا العودة إلى فيينا… كان نهج روسيا بنّاءً حتى الآن، وكان الأقرب والأكثر دعماً لمفاوضي فيينا. وقد صرَّح المسؤولون الروس في المحادثات، وفي اللجنة المشتركة، أنهم لن يعرقلوا أيَّ اتفاقٍ جيدٍ”.

أمّا الكيان المؤقت، المستهدف الرئيسي بهذه الضّربة، فلا بدّ من أن يقرأ في علانية الرد، وفي أسلوبه ومكانه، تعزيزاً لقوة الردع الإيراني في مواجهته، وتثبيتاً لقواعد الاشتباك التي جاء توقيت الرد الإيراني ليؤكد أنها لا تتأثر بنتائج محادثات فيينا والأزمة في أوكرانيا، ولا سيّما بعد تزامن تعرّض الكيان المؤقت لهجومٍ سيبرانيٍ، وُصِف بأنه الأكبر، مع إعلان التلفزيون الإيراني إحباط محاولة تخريبية “للموساد” ضد منشأة “فردو” النووية، بعد يومين فقط على الضربة الصاروخية، وفي هذا كله مؤشراتٌ على أنَّ الردود الإيرانية ستزداد وتتعاظم في مواجهة الجرائم الصهيونية في الأيام المقبلة.

والظاهر مما ورد في وسائل الإعلام الإسرائيلية عقب الهجوم الصاروخي الإيراني، أن الكيان المؤقت استوعب الرسالة، لكن لعلَّ هذا الاستيعاب جاء متأخراً، لكون الأمين العام لحزب الله السيد حسن نصر الله أكد سابقاً، وفي خطابٍ علنيٍ، أن الجمهورية الإسلامية سترد بنفسها على أي اعتداءٍ صهيونيٍ يستهدف أراضيها، وأن الرد لن يكون عبر حلفاء إيران في المنطقة، بل سيكون بشكلٍ مباشرٍ.

أما الرّسائل التي يجب أن تكون قد وصلت إلى سائر دول المعسكر الصهيو-عربي التي ركبت مؤخراً قطار الأسرلة، فهي تتمثل بأنَّ أراضيها لن تكون بمنأى عن ضرباتٍ عسكريةٍ قويةٍ، في حال جعلت منها منطلقاً لأي عدوانٍ صهيونيٍ يستهدف الجمهورية الإسلامية.

وفي هذا تأكيدٌ لما قيل سابقاً، عقب انخراط بعض الدول في ما يُسمى “اتفاقيات إبراهام”، على أنَّ اتفاقيات الأسرلة هذه لن تجلب لها الأمن، بل على العكس، ستعود عليها بالخراب، وستجعل من أراضي تلك الدول ساحة اشتباكٍ بين قوى ودول محور المقاومة والكيان المؤقت.

وختاماً، لا بدَّ من التوقف عند الساعة التي حصلت فيها الضربة الصاروخية، إذ إنَّها جاءت في التوقيت نفسه الذي ارتَكبَت فيه الولايات المتحدة الأميركية جريمة اغتيال الشهيدين قاسم سليماني وأبو مهدي المهندس، وفي هذا رسالةٌ معنويةٌ للأميركي والصهيوني معاً، تقول إنَّ هذا القصف الصاروخي كان بتوقيع الشهيد قاسم سليماني.

إن الآراء المذكورة في هذه المقالة لا تعبّر بالضرورة عن رأي الميادين وإنما تعبّر عن رأي صاحبها حصراً

Israel declares state of emergency after largest cyber attack in history

March 14 2022

(Photo credit: Oman Observer)

ByNews Desk

The cyber attack comes a day after Iran launched a retaliatory strike against a Mossad base in Erbil, Iraq

Multiple Israeli government websites went down on 14 March in what Israeli government sources claim is the largest cyber attack in their history, according to statements given to Haaretz.

The ministries of health, justice, welfare, interior, and the Prime Minister’s Office were all hit by this attack. Even the site for the organization responsible for cyber security was subject to this attack.

Notably, the Mossad website also came under attack.

Haaretz also reported that their sources believe this attack was the work of a state actor or large organization, although they have not yet determined who is responsible.

Telegram channels believed to be associated with the IRGC made a post with a single word “surprise” repeated in Farsi, English, and Hebrew. However, as of now the Islamic Republic of Iran has not officially claimed responsibility for the event.

Israel has declared a state of emergency in order to determine if the attacks extended beyond public websites into secure websites as well as infrastructure such as electric and water systems.

Israeli military establishment sources reported that all websites with the .gov.il domain extension were affected by the cyber attack.

Despite not taking responsibility for this latest attack, it is believed that the Islamic Republic of Iran may have likely been behind this in order to retaliate against the recent murder of two IRGC officers by the Israeli Air Force in Syria a few days ago.

Iran publicly took responsibility for a retaliatory strike against a Mossad base in Erbil, Iraq on 13 March, which left several Israeli officers dead and injured.

A senior Iranian security source, speaking exclusively to The Cradle, has revealed that “this operation [in Erbil] sends a message to all countries in the region that Iran is sensitive to the Israeli regime’s activities near its borders and does not tolerate it.”

The source noted that the Erbil strike was not in retaliation for Israel’s killing of two IRGC members in an airstrike near Damascus on 8 March, as reported by various foreign media outlets. He said Iran has reserved the right to retaliate for that incident at a later date.

A previous cyber attack on Israeli media websites took place on the second anniversary of the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces General Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in 2022.

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EXCLUSIVE: IRGC strike on Mossad base in Iraq targets 10 Israeli operatives, issues regional warning

March 14 2022

Sources say the missile attack serves as a message to regional states that Iran will not tolerate foreign military operations on its borders

ByNews Desk

Photo Credit: The Cradle

Three targets are dead and seven others have sustained critical injuries in Iranian missile strikes on a secret Israeli Mossad compound in Erbil early in the morning of 13 March, a senior Iranian security source, speaking exclusively to The Cradle, has revealed.

“This operation sends a message to all countries in the region that Iran is sensitive to the Israeli regime’s activities near its borders and does not tolerate it.”

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) salvo of 12 Fateh Iranian missiles struck the Mossad base at 1:20am, “at a symbolic hour when the resistance commanders were assassinated,” says the source – a reference to the US/Israeli assassinations of Iranian Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi Deputy Commander of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) Abu Mahdi al-Muhandes on 3 January 2020.

“The operation has so far killed three people, two of them senior officers, and estimates show seven wounded, some of whom are probably in critical condition,” he said.

Shortly after the operation, the source says an air ambulance was requested from Stuttgart, Germany, which landed in Qatar due to security concerns. US forces reportedly used a C130 aircraft to transport the bodies and wounded to the ambulance.

The Iranian security source claims that the IRGC operation was conducted in direct retaliation for a 14 February Israeli attack on an IRGC-operated drone base in the Mahidasht district of Kermanshah, inside Iran. “Fortunately, we did not have any casualties, but once the source of this [Israeli] attack was identified as originating from Iraq, [Sunday’s] operation was put on the agenda.”

The Iranian source says Iraqi officials were warned that military operations targeting Iran were taking place within Iraq’s borders – in two official meetings, with evidentiary documents in hand.

He says IRGC Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani had already warned the leaders of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) region about these cases.

The source also confirmed that the missile strikes were not in retaliation for Israel’s killing of two IRGC members in an airstrike near Damascus on 8 March, as reported by various foreign media outlets. He said Iran has reserved the right to retaliate for that incident at a later date.

The source describes the Mossad base in Erbil as “unofficial and hidden – in the form of two villas that had a normal appearance.” Iranian reconnaissance had observed several things in the lead up to the operation; however, the source adds:

“The structure of these two villas had two roofs that completely protected it from 240mm missiles. An explosion-proof engineering roof under a shock-absorbing roof that had two layers under the gable roof.”

The source says that post-operation images confirm this assessment. The building, despite being hit by 12 missiles, maintained its structural integrity.

Iranian intel had also observed, over a period of time, that non-Israelis were not allowed to enter the area and that only the external protection of the area was conducted by “regional security forces,” identified by the source as Parastin, the Kurdish intel security forces. Kurds were otherwise forbidden access to the facilities.

The source adds: “This facility was a place of entertainment for the [Israeli] regime’s officers and cyber-electronic staff based in the region, so there was not much traffic during the week, and we mostly saw their presence on the weekends.”

At the time of the IRGC’s missile strike last weekend, he says, “more than 10 people had entered the facility.”

Iraq does not allow Israeli nationals to visit the country and has strict laws, reinforced last year, that prohibit any Iraqi interaction with the state of Israel.

IRG Chief: Totally Defeated Enemies Are Not Safe Anywhere

January 10, 2022

By Staff, Agencies

Chief Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard [IRG] Major General Hossein Salami said there is no safe territory for the enemies, as “they have been defeated in all their conspiracies and have been rendered helpless, tired, and disappointed.”

General Salami made the remarks while addressing a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday evening, saying, “We are victorious today and this is what the facts of the field say.”

“Today, the swords of the Muslims to fight the enemies have been unsheathed, and [therefore], there is no safe territory for the enemies,” he said.

Salami further underscored that Iran’s missile strikes against US military bases in Iraq in retaliation for the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRG Quds Force, was a “slap on the face” of the US, which saw itself as the world emperor.

“Whose face was this slap delivered on?” he asked, rhetorically. “It was a stinging slap on the face to the United States, which considered itself the emperor of the world and did not stop making threats of tit-for-tat retaliations.”

General Salami also noted that unlike the Americans, “we did not assassinate a defenseless and unarmed commander, who was fighting terrorism across the Muslim world and had traveled to Iraq at an official invitation, with a drone and in the dead of the night.”

General Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s world-renown counter-terrorism commander, along with Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, second-in-command of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units [PMU], and their companions were killed in a US drone strike authorized by former US president Donald Trump near Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020.

Two days after the attack, Iraqi lawmakers approved a bill that requires the government to end the presence of all foreign military forces led by the US in the country.

Both commanders were highly revered across the Middle East because of their key role in fighting the Daesh [Arabic for ‘ISIS/ISIL’] Takfiri terrorist group in the region, particularly in Iraq and Syria.

On January 8, 2020, the IRG targeted the US-run Ain al-Assad in Iraq’s western province of Anbar by launching a volley of missiles in retaliation.

According to the Pentagon, more than 100 American forces suffered “traumatic brain injuries” during the counterstrike on the base.

Iran has described the missile attack on Ain al-Assad as a “first slap.”

Elsewhere in his remarks, General Salami asserted that Iran’s enemies have been defeated.

“Depression and despair can now be seen on the faces of officials from our enemies since they cannot advance their policies,” he noted.

“If we had not resisted, they [enemies] would have taken away our identity, prestige, honor, security, and dignity. The United States, the Zionist regime, some European countries, and reactionary regimes in the region cannot stand the Iranian nation’s stability, splendor, and strength,” the IRG chief added.

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Iraqi Resistance Faction Chief: Expulsion of US from Region Is Least Obligation towards Soleimani & Al-Muhandis

January 10, 2022

By Mokhtar Haddad

Tehran – The Secretary General of the Iraqi Kataib Sayyed al-Shuhada, Abu Alaa al-Walai, affirmed that “the expulsion of the Americans from the region is the least duty and loyalty to Hajj Qassem Soleimani and Hajj Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.”

Al-Walai’s statement came in the occasion of the second anniversary of the martyrdom of Lieutenant General Haj Qassem Soleimani, Haj Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis and their martyred companions, as he considered that “the martyr Lieutenant-General Hajj Qassem Soleimani revived in this nation the spirit of challenge and continuity.”

The Secretary General of Kataib Sayyed al-Shuhada Brigades went on to say: “By God, when one of us feels weary, as soon as he stands in front of Haj Qassem, he turns into an erupting volcano”.

Al-Walai added: “Many Mujahedeen have been apprenticed by him, and he was the one who taught us jihad… I saw him having lunch in Iraq, dinner in Syria and breakfast in Iran… Haj Qassem was a school that urged everyone to love martyrdom”.