On 17 October, شبكة تواصل الإخبارية attributed to CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper an assessment that growing economic pressure had pushed Iran-aligned groups in the region, including Iraqi factions, to withhold some fighters’ salaries. The report presented the salary withholding as an effect of financial pressure, rather than as an announcement by an Iraqi faction.
- شبكة تواصل الإخبارية18 Oct, 02:23
“CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper explained in his recent remarks that growing economic pressure had pushed Iran-aligned groups in the region, including Iraqi factions, to make difficult decisions concerning withholding some fighters’ salaries.”
وأوضح قائد القيادة المركزية الأمريكية براد كوبر في تصريحاته الأخيرة، أن الخناق الاقتصادي المتزايد قد دفع الجماعات الموالية لإيران في المنطقة، بما في ذلك الفصائل العراقية، إلى اتخاذ قرارات صعبة تتعلق بحجب رواتب بعض المقاتلين