Pentagon Demands Iraq Dismantle Resistance Factions: Report – The Cradle

March 23, 2025 TheMcgwire

Pentagon Demands Iraq Dismantle Resistance Factions: Report

Both Israel and the US have threatened to bomb Iraq due to the support given by Shia armed factions for Gaza and Yemen

Washington has demanded that Iraq disarm and dismantle Shia resistance factions in the country, the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported on 21 March.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued the demand to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani during a phone call last Sunday,

The source stressed that “this issue is of special interest to the administration of [US] President Donald Trump.”

Sudani informed the US side that his government is working to address this issue through ongoing dialogue with the armed factions, known collectively as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI), the source added.

With backing from Iran, IRI factions have launched multiple missile and drone attacks against Israel in the past 18 months in response to Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle

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