The Iraqi Defense Minister Najah Al-Shummari stressed that any attack on any local party represents an aggression on the entire country, adding that he will take the necessary military measures to protect Iraq. During the defense council session, Al-Shummari urged unity among all the armed forces, including Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi (Popular ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi says his country’s armed forces are fully prepared to respond firmly to any act of aggression launched either from outside or inside Iraq. “The prime minister pointed to the high readiness of our armed forces to defend Iraq, its citizens and state institutions in addition ...