The decision to oust the head of the counterterrorism forces, Lieutenant General Abdul Wahab al-Saadi, known for his prominent role in the battles against ISIS, has sparked outrage in the Iraqi street and social networking sites. Many politicians, media and activists considered the decision unfair. Defense by a decision issued on Friday.
Commenting on this, Saadi responded angrily that he would prefer imprisonment to be punished in this way, and criticized the approval of Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi on the decision, and said in a statement to local media that the Prime Minister told him in a telephone call that he approved the transfer decision, although he did not know the reasons that She called for it.
Al-Saadi said that the head of the counterterrorism team, General Taleb Shaghati, was the one who applied for his transfer after the meeting of the National Security Council last Thursday.
Al-Saadi pointed to his prominent role in the battles to restore the cities from the grip of ISIS, stressing that there are parties trying to empty the counter-terrorism of the field commanders who participated in these battles, as he put it.
He revealed that this decision is the fourth of its kind, preceded by three similar resolutions, indicating that he was isolated for a year after the restoration of the city of Tikrit, and after the restoration of the city of Fallujah was also isolated for three months, as well as after the restoration of the city of Mosul was isolated for a year.
| Saadi criticized the approval of the Prime Minister on the resolution, although he did not know the reasons (Iraqi sites) |
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Several political leaders rejected the decision to refer Saadi to the Ministry of Defense (a clerical work). Former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi saw in a Twitter account that there was corruption in the sale of positions in military and security institutions. Defend the homeland. "
What is the state rewards its fighters who defended the homeland ..! Certainly there are contexts for changing or rotating military and security positions, but they must be based on professionalism and not compromise on those who have come to the people and the country in difficult days. |
The President of the "Salvation Front and Development" and former Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi to reconsider the decision, and said that "in the history of nations and peoples is honored and celebrated brave fighters who set honorable epics in the defense of the homeland, and unfortunately we were surprised today to refer the Iraqi hero Jealous Lieutenant General Abdel Wahab Saadi to the Imran.
For his part, denounced the head of the "National Wisdom Movement" Ammar al-Hakim decision to transfer Saadi instead of reward, indicating in a tweet on Twitter that it "sends a false message about the management of the state."
#Trump_Courage_Duty_pic.twitter.com/hFcHwezJCO - Ammar Al-Hakim (@Ammar_Alhakeem) September 27, 2019 |
Sabah al-Saadi, a leader of the coalition, said the decision was "a great offense and an unforgivable crime against the Iraqi army", calling on the prime minister to reconsider it and to speed up its abolition and investigate the reasons for taking it.
Former Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi criticized the way in which "a brave and professional field commander who witnesses battlefields in fighting terrorists has been excluded."
The expert in jihadist affairs Hisham al-Hashemi that "the war on the organization of the state continues, and the exclusion of symbols of victory at this time a major imbalance, stimulates the morale of the enemy, and weaken the citizen's confidence in the decisions of the military leadership."
Military administrative contexts are not studied psychologically in the referral of commander Abdul Wahab al-Saadi and other officers on the matter, the war on ISIS continues, and freezing the symbols of victory at this time a major imbalance, stimulates the morale of the enemy, and weakens the citizen's confidence in the decisions of the military leadership. - Husham Alhashimi Hisham Hashimi (@hushamalhashimi) September 27, 2019 |
Popular anger
The decision also met with widespread public anger, as hundreds of Iraqis reacted, rejecting the decision to refer Saadi to the leadership.
The writer and politician Ahmed al-Khidr said that in all governments of respectable and disrespectful countries, the heroes of the wars they are winning are honored, especially if they have liberated land and saved people.
According to Iraqi journalist Dr. Zaid Abdul Wahab, the decision "smells of punishment."
The satirical media critic Ahmed al-Bashir criticized the decision and asked a question to the prime minister, "what the most important agenda
And greater than the future of your people? ".
To Adel Abdul Mahdi: |
"As you defended us, we will defend you," one tweet wrote.
We are all with the hero Abdelwahab Saadi ... https://t.co/SR9hyo8lpc - Ahmed Al Iraqi (@ Ahmed17801644) September 28, 2019 |
"Whatever they do and will do, you will remain honest and they are corrupt," writer Ghassan said.
In a tweet, journalist Suleiman al-Fahd demanded a full explanation of what happened behind the scenes.
Ali al-Shammari believes that "the dismissal of Saadi is a failed and unintentional decision, but the corrupt authority wants to get rid of him because it is not corrupt like them, and has a place in the heart of the Iraqi army and the majority of the Iraqi people with courage and humility."
Al-Saadi is one of the most prominent security leaders who have been involved in the retaking of Iraqi cities from IS in recent years, and has taken various command positions in the Special Forces and the Counterterrorism Service.