Ruthless Iranian militia vows to turn against U.S. troops once Islamic State is defeated in Iraq
Shia militias of Iraq under Irans IRGC orders The Washington Times, September 7, 2017 - The U.S. military is keeping a wary eye on Iran’s most violent proxy militia in Iraq,which has vowed to start killing Americans again once the Islamic State is expelled. With the Islamic State’s defeat in Iraq , coming closer — the U.S. estimates that the once 25,000-strong terrorist group is down to a few thousand followers at most holding only pockets of resistance — the danger from the Hezbollah Brigades is fast approaching. A commander in the Shiiite battalion, also known as Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) and the largest and most ruthless Iranian-trained militia fighting in Iraq , and Syria , warned Americans on Sunday that they must leave Iraq , or face a new war, Iran’s Fars News Agency reported. Said the Fars headline, “Iraqi Popular Forces Warn to Target US Forces after Defeating ISIL Terrorists.” Spokesman Jafar al-Hos...