Iraqi Government Calls On Resistance Factions To ‘lay Down Arms’ – The Cradle

 Iraqi Government Calls On Resistance Factions To ‘lay Down Arms’

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) announced it would stop targeting Israel following the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza

Iraq is trying to convince armed factions from the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) to disband and join the government’s official security forces, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on 17 January while speaking with Reuters.

“Many political leaders, many political parties started to raise a discussion, and I hope that we can convince the leaders of these groups to lay down their arms, and then to be part of the armed forces under the responsibility of the government,” Hussein said.

The IRI, which enjoys support from Iran, consists of several armed factions that oppose the US military presence in Iraq and Syria and have fired rockets and drones at Israel in support of Palestinians suffering a genocide in Gaza.

The pressure comes as regional resistance to Israel has been severely weakened following Israel’s war on Lebanon and the toppling of the Syrian government of former president Bashar al-Assad by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the former Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria.

Pressure to dismantle resistance to Israel is set to ramp up following the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president.

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