Iraq

The head of Iraq's Fatah Alliance, Hadi al-Ameri on Saturday stressed the need for the withdrawal of the US forces from the country, saying that only the Islamic Republic of Iran stood beside the Iraqi nation in difficult circumstances.

Iran Press/Middle East: Speaking on the occasion of the first anniversary of the assassination of General Ghasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, Al-Ameri said that the great Iranian commander stood with Iraqis against the terrorist group of Daesh (ISIS).

He stressed that in the difficult situation in Iraq, it was only the Islamic Republic of Iran that stood with the Iraqi people and supported the country in the fight against ISIS.

"We thank Martyr Soleimani for his role in supporting the Iraqi nation in difficulties and hardships," he noted.

General Ghasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, along with eight others, were assassinated on January 3, 2020, in an airstrike by US aggressors and terrorists near Baghdad airport.

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