Iraqi volunteer forces better than ‘traitors’ who deserted battles, says MOPA
(IraqiNews.com) Iraqi Minister of Parliamentary and Provincial Affairs stated Monday, that the Iraqi volunteer forces, known as al-Hashed al-Sha’abi, are better than “the traitors” who had deserted the battlefield.
The Minister of Parliamentary and Provincial Affairs Ahmed Al-Jabouri has told the press, “Al-Hashed al-Sha’abi is an honorable regular military institution,” adding that, “Al-Hashed forces liberated cities in which they were not inhabitants.”
He also added, “Whoever accuses al-Hashed al-Sha’abi forces is a follower of foreign agendas,” pointing out that, “Al-Hashed fighters are better than the ‘traitors’ who had deserted from the battles.”