Iraqi officials release Iran-backed militiamen arrested last week

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JUNE 29, 2020 / 5:48 PM / UPDATED 33 MINUTES AGO

Iraqi officials release Iran-backed militiamen arrested last week

 

 

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi government officials said on Monday that a number of Iran-backed militiamen arrested in a raid by security forces on Thursday had been released on bail, government sources said.

The three sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not specify how many of the 14 that the military announced were detained had been released.

A paramilitary official told Reuters that all 14 had been released and that a judge did not find evidence of possession of rockets or launchers, without giving further details.

 

The military said Friday that its forces had raided a base in southern Baghdad used by militiamen suspected of firing rockets at foreign embassies in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone and its international airport.

Iraqi authorities were questioning the 14 men detained during the raid, the military added.

 

The incident took place after a number of rocket attacks near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and other U.S. military sites in recent weeks.

The raid was the most brazen action by Iraqi forces against a major Iran-backed militia in years and targeted the Kataib Hezbollah group, which U.S. officials accuse of firing rockets at bases hosting U.S. troops and other facilities in Iraq.

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Iraqi politician Laith Shabr reveals .. Al-Kazemi received direct threats

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Independent Iraqi politician, Laith Shubbar, revealed that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi had been threatened with death after the recent operation of a counter-terrorism force against a workshop belonging to Hezbollah in Iraq.

He revealed during a television interview that Al-Kazemi had been subjected to many pressures after the operation, as he had received several messages threatening him directly. He therefore handed them over to the security of the crowd.

He also revealed that a force of the gunmen stormed the Green Zone and arrested. They arrested officers from the anti-terrorist agency.

He pointed out that these escaped groups are not counted on the popular crowd and Ali Al-Kazemi must control them and continue this approach

 

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Considering Kazemi's past I don't think he scares easily or at all. He's a crafty one; let people think what they will, he has a plan for everything he does.