High-level pro-Iran militia commander in Iraq is killed by unknown gunmen

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High-level pro-Iran militia commander is assassinated in Iraq by unknown gunmen

  • PMF leader Taleb Abbas Ali al-Saedi was shot dead late on Saturday in Karbala
  • The shooters have not been identified and the US military has not commented
  • Al-Saedi was a prominent commander in Iraq’s pro-Iran Shiite militias

By Keith Griffith For Dailymail.com, 11 January 2020

A prominent pro-Iran militia commander has been killed by unidentified gunmen in Iraq.

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High-level Popular Mobilization Forces leader Taleb Abbas Ali al-Saedi was shot dead late on Saturday in Karbala, a city about 62 miles southwest of Baghdad.

Local media reported that al-Saedi was ‘assassinated’ by unknown gunmen, but no further details about the shooters were immediately available.

Al-Saedi was the commander of the Karbala Brigades, a unit within the Iran-backed Shiite PMF umbrella group.

Karbala Brigades commander Taleb Abbas Ali al-Saedi’s government ID is seen. He was shot dead on Saturday in Karbala

U.S. Central Command, which oversees American military activity in the Middle East, did not immediately respond to an inquiry from DailyMail.com about the shooting.

It follows the January 3 U.S. drone strike that killed another PMF leader, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, alongside Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

Soleimani’s funeral procession made its way through last week through Karbala, a Shiite holy city where mourners raised the red flags of revenge upon his death.


The aftermath Soleimani’s death took a twist on Saturday, when Iran admitted that it had accidentally shot down a civilian passenger plane full of its own citizens amid a ‘revenge’ strike on U.S. forces that produced no casualties.

Iranians gathered in the streets of Tehran to demand the resignation of Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei after the regime admitted it had mistakenly shot down the plane.

Karbala is a Shiite hotbed. Last week, the funeral procession (above) for Qassem Soleimani passed through the city, and red flags of revenge were raised in anger at his death


Mourners escort the coffins of Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, during their funeral in Karbala, Iraq last Saturday

Angry crowds gathered on Saturday night in at least four locations in Tehran, chanting ‘death to liars’ and calling for the country’s supreme leader to step down over the tragic military blunder, video from the scene shows.

What began as mournful vigils for Iranian lives lost on the flight soon turned to outrage and protest against the regime, and riot police quickly cracked down, firing tear gas into the crowd.

‘Death to the Islamic Republic’ protesters chanted, as the regime’s security forces allegedly used ambulances to sneak heavily armed paramilitary police into the middle of crowds to disperse the demonstration.

Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 was carrying 176 people, at least 130 of them Iranian citizens, when it was shot down by hapless Iranian Revolutionary Guard air defense forces shortly after taking off from Tehran on January 8.

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TomSJr
TomSJr
4 years ago

I LOVE OUR NAVY SEALS, if that is the “unknown gunmen” who did this 😉
25 more to go!

OUR GOD, JEHOVAH IS AN AWESOME GOD!

TRUMP/PENCE 2020
KAG!!!

DemocracyRules
DemocracyRules
4 years ago
Reply to  TomSJr

Meanwhile, Israel continues to bomb Iranian military sites in Eastern Syria. Bombings from ‘unidentified aircraft’ happen nearly every day now.
https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2020/12-january-aerial-strikes-by-unknown-aircraft-targeted-iranian

felix1999
felix1999
4 years ago
Reply to  DemocracyRules

Nice.
Keep it up!

joe shmoe
joe shmoe
4 years ago
Reply to  TomSJr

gotta love those unknown gunmen ehh 😉

dba_ unruly_ vagabond_trader
dba_ unruly_ vagabond_trader
4 years ago

Keeping it local.

More please!

stephen5970
stephen5970
4 years ago

Another one bites the dust! Keep up the good work.

MAS
MAS
4 years ago

It’s a fine window of opportunity for asymmetrical warfare during these confusing times in Iraq…

P. S.
That coffin was pretty large, Soleimani could have been vacuum sealed and contained in a small moving box…

Name
Name
4 years ago
Reply to  MAS

Actually a shoe box would have sufficed.

MAS
MAS
4 years ago
Reply to  Name

I saw a picture of the aftermath, it was a pretty large pile of sausage…

AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
4 years ago

Don’t forget the T.V. propaganda fed to citizens and children 24/7,… Omar, Obama and Rashida came from this ‘educational’ background !!comment image

Name
Name
4 years ago

Keep ’em coming.

felix1999
felix1999
4 years ago

One Muslim terrorist is always a blessing.
Are Omar, AOC, Pelosi and Tlaib in mourning?
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patd
patd
4 years ago

Now that is how you rid yourself of traitors!!!!

Halal Bacon
Halal Bacon
4 years ago

clean up on aisle 6, clean up on aisle 6

Navy_Vet
Navy_Vet
4 years ago

British SAS troops.

Rick Gouveia
Rick Gouveia
4 years ago

Iran populist movement RESTART warns the Ayatollah of violent “Plan B” revolution in 72 hours… https://www.infowars.com/exclusive-plan-b-to-be-executed-by-restart-if-iranian-generals-not-executed-or-brought-to-heel/

Roma Mikhasev
Roma Mikhasev
4 years ago

ok!

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