Iraqi Resistance defends Kata'ib Hezbollah chief

The Taḥāluf Thawrat al-ʿIshrīn al-Thāniyah Committee, part of the Iraqi Resistance, has released a statement strongly defending Haj Abu Hussein Al-Hamidawi, the Secretary-General of Kata'ib Hezbollah. The statement praises Al-Hamidawi's history of fighting the former Iraqi regime, the US occupation, and groups like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, crediting him with helping to establish Iraq's post-2003 security and political institutions. It condemns what it calls a 'cowardly American act of hostility' against him, framing US actions as serving a 'Zionist project' in Iraq. The message concludes with a pledge from Iraqi tribes not to betray their country's interests for American rewards.