Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades suspected of kidnapping Turkish workers

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One Iraqi soldier was killed today as the military raided a Hezbollah Brigades headquarters while searching for 18 Turkish construction workers who were kidnapped in Baghdad. The raid and its aftermath highlights the increasing influence of the Iranian-backed Shiite militias and the Iraqi government’s collusion and conflict with these dangerous organizations.

A spokesman for the Hashid Shaabi, or Popular Mobilization Committee, confirmed that Hezbollah Brigades, a subordinate militia, confirmed that an Iraqi soldier was killed and two militiamen were wounded during the raid. The Popular Mobilization Committee, the aegis under which the militias operate, which is supported by the Iraqi government and is supposedly under the military’s command, is directed by Abu Mahdi al Muhandis, who is listed by the US government as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Hezbollah Brigades is a US-listed Foreign Terrorist Organization. Meanwhile, a spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi couldn’t even honestly answer a question if the kidnapper is linked to Hezbollah Brigades.

Saad al-Hadithi, a spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, said security forces had come under fire on Thursday night when they tried to raid a house on Palestine Street in Baghdad’s eastern district of Mohandessen. Intelligence had indicated the presence there of a member of the group involved in the Turks’ abduction, he said.

Hadithi would not confirm or deny that the suspect had been apprehended, and would not comment on his possible affiliation with Kataib or any other group

A spokesman for the Hashid Shaabi, a government body overseeing armed groups fighting Islamic State including Kataib [Kataib Hezbollah, or Hezbollah Brigades], denied the militia had any connection to the missing Turks.

Karim al-Nuri said a “routine search” had escalated into a quarrel that left one soldier dead and two militia members wounded.

“The friction started due to accusations that the Turkish workers were kidnapped by Kataib. Following the security forces’ search, this allegation was proven wrong,” Nuri said.

A security source said the army was searching the headquarters and surrounding buildings in the predominantly Shi’ite neighborhood, but had not yet found any trace of the Turkish hostages.

Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades suspected of kidnapping Turkish workers | The Long War Journal

 

[madmusti]

They will pay.

 

[Timur]

They will pay.

if not now then some day the hizb shaitan will pay..

 

[Hurshid Celebi]

if not now then some day the hizb shaitan will pay..

Do you mean IRAN ?

 

[madmusti]

Do you mean IRAN ?

Iran or Lebanon. Everyone who is against Turkey will pay.

 

[[TR]AHMET]

Iran or Lebanon. Everyone who is against Turkey will pay.

it will come after we clean PKK, there is no option we will clean them or our enemies clean us, there is no middle.

 

[madmusti]

it will come after we clean PKK, there is no option we will clean them or our enemies clean us, there is no middle.

We must first clean someone different whos letting the our Enemies to get a triumph against us.

You can ignore it or don´t believe it but this is the reality.

 

[Hurshid Celebi]

abducted 20 custom officers free again

 

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Confirmed Iraqi Shia group have kidnapped 18 Turkish Workers.

Their demands for release;

1. To stop deploying Turkish troops to Iraq;
2. stop bringing Kurdish gas to Turkey which they say is "stolen";
3. to tell al-Qaida affiliated Jabat al-Nusra and affiliated groups to end the siege on Shia villages in Syria's Idlib province.

"If Erdogan chooses to ignore their message, the group warned, the fate of hostages is sealed."

Irak'ta kaçırılan Türk işçilerden ilk görüntü - Hürriyet Dünya

 

[bsruzm]

Confirmed Iraqi Shia group have kidnapped 18 Turkish Workers.

Their demands for release;

1. To stop deploying Turkish troops to Iraq;
2. stop bringing Kurdish gas to Turkey which they say is "stolen";
3. to tell al-Qaida affiliated Jabat al-Nusra and affiliated groups to end the siege on Shia villages in Syria's Idlib province.

"If Erdogan chooses to ignore their message, the group warned, the fate of hostages is sealed."

Irak'ta kaçırılan Türk işçilerden ilk görüntü - Hürriyet Dünya

Sounds somebody is losing not only in Syria but also in Iraq.
Hopefully, none of our workers get harmed.

 

[[TR]AHMET]

Confirmed Iraqi Shia group have kidnapped 18 Turkish Workers.

Their demands for release;

1. To stop deploying Turkish troops to Iraq;
2. stop bringing Kurdish gas to Turkey which they say is "stolen";
3. to tell al-Qaida affiliated Jabat al-Nusra and affiliated groups to end the siege on Shia villages in Syria's Idlib province.

"If Erdogan chooses to ignore their message, the group warned, the fate of hostages is sealed."

Irak'ta kaçırılan Türk işçilerden ilk görüntü - Hürriyet Dünya

This shows Iran have same idea with Israel and west. Dont atack to PKK, Dont get N.Iraq's petrols and dont dealing with Syria. What a coincidence, are we surprised ? of course no.

btw army removed the blockade on Cizre, is there any relation with this issue ?

 

[Serpentine]

This shows Iran have same idea with Israel and west. Dont atack to PKK, Dont get N.Iraq's petrols and dont dealing with Syria. What a coincidence, are we surprised ? of course no.

btw army removed the blockade on Cizre, is there any relation with this issue ?

If Iran is responsible for action of every Shia around the world, then Turkey is directly responsible for any terror attack committed by self proclaimed Sunni terrorist groups around the world. That must seem reasonable enough for you.

 

[[TR]AHMET]

If Iran is responsible for action of every Shia around the world, then Turkey is directly responsible for any terror attack committed by self proclaimed Sunni terrorist groups around the world. That must seem reasonable enough for you.

Hezbollah was kinapped our other personels several times, everybodies know that hezbollah belong to Iran, they are working together since decades.

 

[Serpentine]

Hezbollah was kinapped our other personels several times, everybodies know that hezbollah belong to Iran, they are working together since decades.

Those who abducted these workers have nothing to do with Hezbollah. Their name is 'Death Brigades'.

FYI, there are Shia groups who don't have anything to do with Iran and sometimes do things against our interests, one example is Mahdi army of Muqtada Sadr.

 

[TurkeyForever]

They can't stop the kurds north of iraq but they kidnap turkish workers... cowards.

We all know iran is behind this, not the people but the mullahs.

iranians should get rid of those mullahs soon and become a democratic country like Turkey, that would bring more stability to the region. A democratic stable country has long term goals, while mullahs act with emotions like stupid teenage gangs.