On 16 October, Kurdistan24 reported that Abu Alaa al-Walai, KSS’s secretary-general, said his faction would fight alongside Iran if it faced a genuine existential threat. It also attributed to him a claim that KSS conducted twice as many operations against US forces as Washington acknowledged. The report described him calling the American withdrawal a military defeat, rejecting normal relations with the United States and telling Kurdish and Sunni parties that Washington would abandon them.
- Kurdistan2416 Oct, 22:08
“Iraqi Militia Leader: We Will Fight If Iran Faces Existential Threat, Relations With US Will Never Be Normal US-designated militia leader calls American withdrawal a military defeat, warns Kurdish and Sunni parties Washington will abandon them, and says his faction conducted twice as many operations against US forces as Washington acknowledged”
Iraqi Militia Leader: We Will Fight If Iran Faces Existential Threat, Relations With US Will Never Be Normal US-designated militia leader calls American withdrawal a military defeat, warns Kurdish and Sunni parties Washington will abandon them, and says his faction conducted twice as many operations against US forces as Washington acknowledged