ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - An Iran-aligned Iraqi militia has threatened to continue attacks on US military bases across Iraq, including in the Kurdistan Region, describing such strikes as a response to what it calls American aggression.
Kadhim al-Fartousi, spokesperson for Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, said in an interview with Rudaw that the group considers US forces stationed in Iraq as legitimate targets, accusing them of launching attacks from bases in northern Iraq.
"We are fighting an enemy that has established itself in Kurdistan with the consent of our brothers in the local regional government," Fartousi said on March 10. "You allow this party to commit crimes, yet you won't allow us to punish them for those crimes. That is the principle currently at play."
He added that any military installations linked to the United States or Israel, whether inside Iraq or elsewhere, would remain under threat.
"Our position is clear: regarding these bases, wherever they may be - anyone who signs an agreement with the Americans or Israelis to establish military bases is doing so to target us and kill our people," he said. "They must understand that these bases will, one day, inevitably become targets for our attacks.
