Popular Forces' Commander:

US, Qatar, S. Arabia, UAE Support Turkey's Aggression against Iraq

Rasa - A senior commander of Iraq's popular forces disclosed that the US, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are behind Ankara's illegal deployment of military forces in his country.

News ID: 425207

Date: 21 November 2016 - 17:32

RNA - "The alien countries, headed by the US, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are supporters of Turkey's aggression," Spokesman for Asaeb Ahl Al-Haq Battalion (one of the popular forces fighting alongside the Iraqi army) Javad al-Talibavi told FNA on Monday.

He also referred to certain West-affiliated political sides' collaboration with Turkey in Iraq, and said the expansionist policies of the Iraqi Kurdistan region's officials in Nineveh province have helped Ankara to prolong its intervention.

Talibavi, meantime, warned Turkey that in case of attacking the Iraqi forces in the Western parts of Nineveh, they will receive responses outside the battleground.

In relevant remarks earlier this month, Hashd al-Shaabi (popular forces) commanders accused Ankara of conducting spying operations in Nineveh province to help top ISIL commanders find a safe passage to Syria and Turkey.

"It has become known over the past few days that some ISIL commanders are Turkish nationals, and all those who are in charge of ISIL's Mosul operations have received Turkish citizenship, hence Turkey intends to help them escape from Mosul through a safe corridor," Spokesman of Iraq's Hezbollah Battalion Jafar al-Hosseini told FNA.

Al-Hosseini noted that Hashd al-Shaabi popular troops are also responsible for confronting the withdrawal of these top commanders and other terrorists toward Baishqa military base in addition to helping Iraq's joint military forces against the ISIL in Nineveh province.

Meantime, a senior commander of Sayyed al-Shohada battalions Hassan Abdol Hadi disclosed this month that the Turkish agents' spying activities in different cities of Nineveh province, specially the city of Tal Afar.

"The most important goal of the Turkish spies is helping the ISIL terrorist commanders to escape to Syria or Turkey," Abdol Hadi said.

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