Armed Iraq groups threaten to strike US forces if no withdrawal date is set
Soldiers from the US-led coalition forces are seen at the Al-Qaim Military Base in Iraq’s Anbar province, west of Baghdad, on 19 March 2020 [Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu Agency]
April 8, 2021 at 1:40 pm
The Coordinating Body of the Iraqi Resistance Factions yesterday warned that it would direct large and accurate strikes against US forces in Iraq if no clear date is set for their final withdrawal from the country,
Anadolu reported.
"Today, the resistance finds itself obliged (…) to direct large and precise blows if this dialogue does not include a clear and explicit declaration of the final withdrawal date for the occupation forces: by land, air, and completely," the body, which includes Iran- backed militia groups such as the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades, said in a statement.