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Important thing is happening in #Iraq: In an unexpected move, PM Adil Abd Al-Mahdi today issued an order to take off all field military roles of General Abdul Wahab al-Saadi the most famous officer in the Iraqi security forces, who is popular & respected by the Iraqi people. (1)pic.twitter.com/rLvn2GXb14
In unusual response, al-Saadi told local channel: "I told the PM that it an insult to me & to my military history, I will not implement it, I prefer to retire, the Parliament Speaker offered me a few months ago post of defense minister, but I refused because Im field soldier" (2)pic.twitter.com/i5zPzH72e5
Now, Iraqis have launched one of the biggest campaign on Twitter to rejected the Prime Minister's decision, support for Saadi, they put Hashtag: #كلنا_عبد_الوهاب_الساعدي (We are all Abdul Wahab Saadi) became the Trend in Iraq by tens of thousands of tweets just in few hours.(3)pic.twitter.com/7jJIbGlzSM
"Abu Fadl al-Abbas" faction leader Aws al-Khafaji who was pro-Iran but turned against them months ago then was arrested by PMF, also announces his support to Saadi, he says in tweet "there are more such decisions in the future" (4)pic.twitter.com/B31qKEhJ9H
But former PM al-Abadi decided to continue the battle without PMF, he support Saadi's plan to ask help of the "Global Coalition" Air strikes, the battle ended with the army's victory in just 3 weeks, then the PMF enter the city & all we know the story: (6)https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-tikrit-special-re/special-report-after-iraqi-forces-take-tikrit-a-wave-of-looting-and-lynching-idUSKBN0MU1DP20150403 …
After that, the PMF felt its reputation become bad and the army's popularity has risen for the first time since its collapse in #Mosul in 2014. Since the battle of Tikrit, the dispute began, some factions close to Iran have accused Saadi of being an American agent! (7)
After the battles of Tikrit, Fallujah & Ramadi, Saadi's popularity rose, when the battle of #Mosul began, Mosul residents knew him well & felt comfortable with his participation This is popular footage among Iraqis during Mosul battle, a little girl looking for Saadi to hug him:pic.twitter.com/pqYLTlplPm
The reason why PM al Mahdi visited KSA recently. When Iraqi will be able to stop the violence?
Confused, who in the Iraqi Army is respected?
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