The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, stressed the necessity to endeavor to end making Iraq an arena for the struggle of others.
Rather, we must strive with wisdom and deliberation to end making Iraq an arena for the struggle of others, and to strive together for the independence, sovereignty and security of Iraq, otherwise Iraq will be lost from our hands.
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- Muqtada al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Sadr (@Mu_AlSadr) September 23, 2020
He added, "We, in turn, renew the demand for non-interference in Iraq's internal affairs from all parties, and we also emphasize peace in all dealings. Iraq will no longer bear more violence, wars, clashes, political conflicts and riots."
He called on the "mujahideen" to distance themselves from vulgar politics in order to preserve their reputation and history, and that what some factions belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces are doing is weakening Iraq, its people and its state, and strengthening foreign powers, especially America.
Al-Sadr’s message is the most prominent statement from a political leader regarding who is behind the repeated missile strikes since last year against the US embassy in Baghdad, and military bases containing American soldiers throughout Iraq.
Al-Sadr’s statement also bears an accusation that some of the crowd factions are behind the assassinations of activists in the popular movement against the political elite accused of corruption and dependence on the outside.
The crowd is made up of armed factions that were formed to fight the Islamic State in 2014 after the fatwa of al-Qafa’i jihad, issued by the supreme Shiite cleric in Iraq, Ali al-Sistani.
The Hashd are officially affiliated with the Iraqi Armed Forces.
However, some of its factions submit to the orders of their leaders.
Al-Sadr is considered one of the fiercest opponents of the US military presence in Iraq.
However, he refuses to resort to violence to drive her out of the country.