Calls are growing louder for the expulsion of US troops from Iraq after the latest bombing of the country's western border region with Syria that targeted Hashd al-Sha'abi (PMU) facilities and killed 16 of its soldiers in their fight against the resurgence of Daesh terrorists.
A massive funeral procession on Sunday that began at the PMU headquarters in Baghdad's Palestine Street saw senior political and military figures in attendance, including Hadi al-Ameri, head of the Badr organization and part of the parliamentary Fatah alliance as well the head of the PMU, Faleh al-Fayadh.
Speaking on the podium, al-Fayadh called on the Iraqi Prime Minister to speed up the expulsion of US forces from the Arab country, warning that America "is playing with fire" by attacking the PMU's administration offices, a hospital and killing its members who were protecting the border.
“We will not allow this pure blood of our brothers, which represents the dignity of Iraq to go unanswered... the killing of our brothers will not be limited to only funeral processions and condolences... this is playing with fire, attacking the Hashd al-Sha'abi is playing with fire,” the PMU chief declared.
Al-Fayadh warned that the US aggression "crossed a red line", calling on Iraqi political executives to "purify our land" by expelling foreign forces, describing the Hashd al-Sha'abi as the pride of the nation and Iraqi armed forces.