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While the world awaits how and where the American administration will respond to the killing of 3 of its soldiers and the wounding of dozens in a previous march attack on an American base in northeastern Jordan, the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades announce the suspension of our operations against American forces.. So how did social media activists read this step?

Regarding the US administration’s options in responding to the attack, the American newspaper “Politico” revealed that the Pentagon proposed striking Iranian elements in Syria or Iraq, or Iranian naval assets in the waters of the Gulf, and the response may be in the form of waves against a group of targets.

On the other hand, the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades issued a statement announcing the suspension of its operations against American forces “to prevent embarrassing the Iraqi government,” and said in a special statement, “We made our decision to support the oppressed in the Gaza Strip of our own free will and without any interference from others, and we will continue to defend Gaza in other ways.” .

Regarding the reasons for the decision taken by the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades, Farhad Alaeddin, an advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister, said, “The decision came after days of intense efforts made by Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani to prevent escalation by all relevant parties inside and outside Iraq.”

The "Tower 22" base, which was bombed by the Iraqi Islamic Resistance Movement (Al Jazeera)


Comments and tweets

As for social media, it was filled with comments and tweets - some of which were broadcast on the episode (1/31/2024) of the “Shabakat” program - some of which support the decision of the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades, while others wonder what comes next?

Montaser Al-Abbas tweeted, saying, “Kata’ib Hezbollah sensed the seriousness of the American side in withdrawing from Iraq with serious guarantees from the Iraqi government and the resistance president, Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani, so it worked to suspend its military operations, which will return in the event of any violation by any side.”

Abu Mahdi described the decision as “wise,” saying, “It strengthens the role of the Iraqi government and its ability to control the situation, and this does not mean giving up weapons as long as there are understandings that can regulate the process of removing the occupying forces from Iraq.”

The account of the person called Su asked, saying, “The Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades announce the suspension of military operations. Will Jerusalem be liberated if the Americans leave Iraq?”

Maryam wrote, "America has no security. This step of suspending the activity of the Iraqi resistance, specifically the Hezbollah Brigades, is in agreement with the government for political reasons. The purpose is to reduce tension against Iraq so that the resistance can continue from other locations, seeking to destroy the Zionist entity."

The important question for Haider Mustafa is, “Will the Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq suspending its action against American forces actually spare Iraq from a major American strike that was being prepared to respond to the killing of its soldiers? If so, what would the response look like, and where?”

The US Army had announced the killing of 3 of its members and the wounding of dozens of others in a drone attack on an American base in Jordan. Washington accused armed groups supported by Iran of being behind this attack, and vowed to respond to it.

Source: Al Jazeera