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Shiite Militia Demand Withdrawal Of US ‘Occupying Forces’ In Iraq

Shiite militia forces in Iraq have strongly opposed the new deployment of US troops to the country. The Iranian backed militias have warned that if Washington does not withdraw its forces “immediately,” they will deal with them “as forces of occupation.” The Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia, known as the League of the Righteous, issued the warning after it emerged the US had sent an undisclosed number marines to aid Iraqi forces as they try to retake Mosul. RT reports: The US military are “making a new suspicious attempt to restore their presence in the country under the pretext of fighting their own creation, Daesh [acronym for Islamic State, IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL],” the Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia said on its TV channel, al-Ahd on Monday, as quoted by Reuters. The Shiite group added that “if the US administration doesn’t withdraw its forces immediately, we will deal with them as forces of occupation.” Additional troops deployed by Washington on Sunday were also strongly objected to by Iraqi Hezbollah on Monday. The Hezbollah movement in Iraq said the new deployment of US marines is a plot to help IS terrorists. Stressing its resistance against Washington’s “occupation of the regional states,” Hezbollah said the [...]