On 1 October, شفق نيوز and ABNA reported an IRGC statement celebrating the U.S. departure from Iraq as a historical victory. The reported statement described it as a prelude to liberating West Asia from U.S. domination and a first step in avenging Iraqi martyrs, especially Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, whom it named among those martyrs.
- شفق نيوز01 Oct, 11:28
“The expulsion of the Americans from Iraq constitutes a prelude to liberating West Asia from the yoke of the Great Satan’s domination.”
طرد الاميركيين من العراق، يشكل مقدمة لتحرير غرب اسيا من نير هيمنة الشيطان الأكبر
- ABNA01 Oct, 11:56
“This blessed and historic event is the first step in avenging the blood of Iraq’s martyrs, especially Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.”
هذا الحدث المبارك والتاريخي هو الخطوة الأولى في الثأر لدماء شهداء العراق، لا سيما أبو مهدي المهندس
The IRGC’s reported statement treats the Iraq withdrawal as a regional beginning, not simply the completion of the coalition mission in Iraq.