After the martyrdom of Haj Qasim and Abu Mehdi, life stopped for us/interview with one of the commanders of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization

According to the Arabic website Tasnim News, at the same time as The martyrdom of Sardar Rashid Islam Haj Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force and the martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, the commander of Hashd al-Shaabi, Tasnim News Agency conducted an interview with Dr. Ali Eliasri, Secretary General of the Islamic Vanguard Party and one of the famous commanders of Hashd al-Shaabi forces has done this. The text of this conversation is available to the audience.

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Hello At the same time as the fourth anniversary of the martyrdom of General Hajj Qassem Soleimani is approaching, we will be with a person who spent many years of his life by the side of Martyr Soleimani and Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, to talk about the outstanding characteristics of these martyrs. Our guest in this program is Dr. Ali Eliasri, Secretary General of the Islamic Front Party of Iraq and one of the famous commanders of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces.

Mr. Dr. Ali Eliasri, you in 2014 and With the attack of the ISIS terrorist group on Iraq and the region, you played a prominent role in the battle against this group. In addition, during the activities of the group of hypocrites in Iraq in the years after the American invasion of Iraq (2003 onwards), you had extensive political and military campaigns against the American occupation and even the hypocrites. During the fight against ISIS within the framework of the Popular Mobilization Forces, you were in contact with the high-ranking martyr Hajj Qassem Soleimani and martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis and many other martyrs of the axis of resistance, including martyr Hamid Taqavi. If you agree, please let’s talk a little about this first?

Ali Eliasri: And Tasnim News Agency thank you very much. These days, which according to the interpretation of the leader of the revolution are the days of God, are dear and great days. It is the days of loyalty, forgiveness, sincerity to religion and belief.

First of all, the loss of the great commander of the axis of resistance, Sardar Qassem Soleimani, Rizwanullah and his brother I offer my condolences to his martyr, Abu Mehdi Al-Muhandis. These days are also the anniversary of the martyrdom of the commander Haj Hamid Taqvi Radwan Allah (peace be upon him). A great hero who lived and accompanied the Iraqi people in the fight against Saddam’s regime. Another occasion these days is the martyrdom of the great martyr “Sadrullah Fani”, a great hero who was with the Iraqi people in the 1980s. In my youth, I had the honor of joining these heroes, and in 1986 we took our first steps towards joining the Islamic resistance.

At that time, the resistance commander Martyr Haj Sobhi Al-Hussaini was Radwanullah alaihi, who at that time was in contact with martyrs Sadrullah Fani and Haj Hamid Taqvi. Our group held meetings with martyr Haj Sobhi al-Hussaini in the farm he owned in Diyala district in Regeh neighborhood. The purpose of these meetings was to plan to attack Saddam Hussein’s regime as well as the operation against the terrorist group of the hypocrites. This situation continued until the martyrdom of Sadrullah Fani, and unfortunately, this relationship was cut off after his martyrdom. became. During that period, the presence of martyr Haj Hamid Taqvi was very widespread in the region. In fact, it was he who laid the foundation for the revival of Islamic resistance in Iraq. He used to attend along with scholar Mujahid Seyyed Yasin Al Mousavi, the representative of Martyr Hakim in Southern Horai, and I was also present with him during that period and I have many memories while working with him. At the same time and precisely in 1993, during a big operation, we targeted the group of hypocrites. This operation shook the pillars of Saddam Hussein’s regime at that time.

This important operation of our activities continued until we established the Islamic vanguard organization in 1995. This organization’s plan was to target Saddam Hussein’s regime and free the Iraqi people from the control of the Baath regime. This process continued and many operations were carried out, which I will pass over due to the lack of time and addressing the main topic of this conversation, that is, the great commander of the martyr Haj Qassem Soleimani.

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The presence of Martyr Soleimani in defense of Hazrat Zainab’s Shrine was very special and distinguished. Our first visible presence in Syria, as a combatant under the title “Talaee Saraya Al-Khorasani” dates back to 2012, when we were present in Syria and the conflicts were very intense and were in a way a prelude to new confrontations in Iraq. In 2014, after the gatherings, strike and sedition, a clear gap and disorder appeared in the security apparatus of Iraq. They demanded the withdrawal of Sunni forces from the Iraqi police and security and military forces. These fatwas and other misleading fatwas played a big role in weakening the security situation of Iraq. For example, in the Sunni areas, most of the young Sunnis formed the forces of the Iraqi army, although Shiites were also present among them. But most of the soldiers in those areas were Sunnis. In areas such as Mutasim or Yathrab, Salah al-Din, Anbar and Mosul or North Babylon, Sunnis formed most of the military units in those areas, after the Fatwa of the scholars of sedition who emphasized the need to purge the army of Sunni forces, a deep rift was created. and this provided the opportunity for terrorist groups to enter those cities and regions and caused units, brigades and divisions to be made up of only officers, for example, if you visited the 17th Brigade of the Iraqi Army in May 2014, you would have seen that we From this month, we had the operation order in the north of Babylon, and the command in this axis was entrusted to us and martyr Haj Hamid Taqvi. When we went there, we only encountered a group of officers and non-commissioned officers who were in a bad state of readiness for battle. , Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, Baghdad, Iraq, Popular Mobilization of Iraq | Popular Mobilization, ISIS | ISIS terrorist group, Syria, ” src=”https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/11/09 /14021109115048263292767810.jpeg”/>

For this reason, we immediately sent a group of Saraya Khorasani forces to North Babylon to carry out operations. I remember well, we held a meeting on March 10, 2014. The meeting was with the commander of the army at the time, Brigadier General Saad Harbiyeh, who is now a major general. Our arrival caused the operation that the terrorists were supposed to carry out and enter Kufa and Karbala, out of their agenda. At that time, the distance between the terrorists and Karbala was only 15 kilometers, you must know that areas like Kazimieh and Farsiyeh in the north of Babol province are very close to Karbala.

The enemy At this point, he had focused heavily on re-energizing and capturing the areas he wanted, but with the entry of Martyr Soleimani into the battlefield, the process of developments changed. The first obvious impact of his presence in the battle scenes was actually seen in the Seventeenth Division of the Iraqi Army. At that time, the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces was Nouri al-Maliki. He ordered the transfer from the north of Babylon to other areas and the addition of auxiliary forces to the Seventeenth Iraqi Army and the surrounding areas of Al-Balad and Al-Dajil. At that time, the Al-Albad base was in a very dangerous situation, that’s why the resistance forces were stationed in those areas in order to prevent the fall of Baghdad, because this was a very dangerous issue. In those critical moments of May 13, 2014, Martyr Haj Qasim and Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis were present there, I was also present on the scene that night.

Sardar Soleimani in the meeting They attended and emphasized that the siege of the area should be broken. He stated that our task now is to break the siege of “Al Balad” region. At that time, this area was surrounded by ISIS from all sides and its water, electricity and fuel were cut off and it was in a very bad condition. For this purpose, a force of resistance members was formed and we started to advance. In fact, when Martyr Soleimani said, we will pray at the tomb of Seyyed Muhammad Saba Al-Dajil, so it happened, and the next day, he prayed at the tomb of Seyyed. Muhammad established This was while the entire area was surrounded by terrorists, but in the end they did what they promised, this was one of their characteristics that when they wanted something, they would definitely get it. They had high determination.

It was after this battle that we opened a new route from Al-Balad towards Samarra, which was the “falls” route, which is the entire length of the road. was formed by fields. Along this route, we fought battles in Jarmat, Al-Rafiat, Owaisat, and Hawhar until we reached Samarra. At that time, Major General Sabah al-Fatlawi, the commander of the Imamin Askariyin region and the operation was in Samarra. When we reached him, he hugged us and cried with great joy. It was there that we saw Martyr Soleimani who is present in Samarra. We saw him in the area of ​​Seyyed Muhammad Saba al-Dajil and near the shrine of Imams Askariyin. We stayed there for a few days. Then Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis informed that the order came to go by air to the Amerli region which is under siege… , Baghdad, Iraq, Popular Mobilization of Iraq | Hashd al-Shaabi, ISIS | ISIS terrorist group, Syria, ” src=”https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/11/10/14021110162837388292864710. jpeg”/>

By the way, if you allow me, I have a question about Amerli region… as mentioned Your brilliant performance in the fight against ISIS is clearly evident, especially in the command post of Saraya Al-Khorasani. If you allow me, talk a little more about the role of this Iraqi resistance movement in the battle fronts against ISIS, especially that you had close relations with martyrs of the resistance, including Martyr Soleimani, Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis and Martyr Hamid Taqavi.

Ali Eliasri: The nucleus and main focus of this group in Iraq, the “Haider al-Karrar” battalion in the areas of Hur to fight against Saddam Hussein and after that fight against the American occupying forces And the West was in previous decades. The forces of Haydar al-Karrar Brigade were limited to 4,000 people when ISIS had captured parts of Iraq. I had the honor of being in the service of this force whose members were the children of the resistance. We were transferred to Amerli. At first, we were supposed to have the role of supporting the Babylon operation, and for this purpose, we were transferred to the Seventeenth Division, because all its forces had left there. We tried with our forces to make up for the shortcomings in this division. After that we entered the town. In these wars, the deputy of Martyr Soleimani, Haj Nasser, was present with us on the battlefields. Haj Nasser was actually one of the heroes. Of course, he is still a hero and we ask God for health and long life for him. He was among those who lived with us and was a model of courage. We will not forget the role of Sardar Sanganian, who was one of the most influential heroes. Brother Sarkhili, one of the heroic forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Saraya Al-Khorasani, also participated in these battles with passion and love. When you go to an area where the enemy surrounds you from all sides and there is no support or facilities, this action is like asking for martyrdom. The Kurdish Peshmerga brothers wanted to remain neutral at that time, but when they saw that the forces of Saraya Khorasani reached the areas of Lilan and around Tuzkharmato, they set Qade Karam as their headquarters for further movements and operations. Peshmerga brothers not only contacted us, but also supported us. Haj Agha Mesgarian, Haj Agha Iqbalpour and Haj Agha Asadi, who supported the fire. These loved ones were responsible for the northern axis. From the Peshmerga forces, the commander of Khurman, who was in charge of the Peshmerga artillery, helped us. Martyr Soleimani was extremely happy to see these scenes, especially Major General Sattar and Major General Ismail (Kak Ismail and Kak Sattar) and Kak Abdullah who were present in the Peshmerga areas.

What you mean is that Sardar Soleimani united the hearts and forces and brought them together united?

Ali Eliasri: Yes, that’s right, he united the Shiites and the Sunnis, the Kurds and the Arabs He united the Islamic resistance with the Peshmerga. The Peshmerga, which everyone knows, has an ethnic creed and profession, joined the resistance groups. This is an issue that the brothers should research in a detailed and detailed way, because it was these issues that caused, wherever Sardar Soleimani entered, he was accompanied by victory.

Finally we started the operation. Of course, the operation was initially carried out with the aim of engaging ISIS, because ISIS had gained strength in areas such as Al-Hussan, Habash, Cherdaghli and other areas. We were among the first groups to be present in the area, that’s why our role was to entertain the enemy so that they don’t advance towards Amerli, and thank God we were successful and this goal was achieved during several operations. The first operations were carried out on July 2 and 15, and then on August 20, 2014, until Martyr Soleimani and Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis were present in the region. When Martyr Soleimani started an operation, all the resistance forces were present and participated, Kataib Hezbollah, Issa’ib Ahl Haq, Badr Battalions, Kataib Imam Ali, all resistance groups were present and then the main operation was carried out as one unit. The operation to liberate Amerli began on August 31, 2014, and thanks to God, it was a complete victory, after that the operation began towards Al-Hilawat area.

During the operation Responsibilities were divided among all forces. Martyr Soleimani said that Seyyed Ali, your duty is to move towards Al-Khashamleh area and then move towards Al-Buboud. Here there was an important story that the martyr Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis interpreted as the story of “Lailat al-Harir”, in fact we moved towards the Al-Khashamleh area to open the way for the mission of the brothers Isaeeb and Badr in Bir Ahmad I and Bir Ahmad II .

next From Khashamleh, our mission was to move towards Al-Buboud. Other brothers went to face and fight in Bir Ahmad I and Bir Ahmad II. The enemy was concentrated in these areas, that’s why operations in these areas were delayed. Before sunset, Shahid Soleimani sent me a message, “Where are you now?” I said that we are near Al Buboud, they said: Have you really reached the area? I said: Yes, they said: come back to me… the intersection of Bir-Ahmad 1 and 2. I reached the area of ​​conflicts in Bir Ahmad I and II. I saw the brothers gathered there, I have a photo of this gathering in this area that was taken and I am behind Martyr Soleimani. In this photo, the brothers of resistance heroes such as Shahid Montazer, Shahid Kanani, Abu Mehdi Kanani, Shahid Hadi Sakini and others are present. Chizari’s brother, this brave commander, was also present in this meeting. In any case, when I returned, I said that I had reached this area, Sardar Soleimani also told Abu Mahdi to go with Seyyed Ali because they did not imagine that we would reach this area so quickly. What gave us the opportunity to make this advance was that the enemy was engaged with the brothers in Bir Ahmed I and II. A very difficult operation was going on in a residential area.

The difficulty of the battles there gave us this opportunity to advance. With Abu Al-Mahdi al-Muhandis, I set off towards Al-Buboud. He was constantly looking to his left and right side, they said: Sayyid, you have completely changed the course of conflicts, I said: How about Haji? He said: Know that the enemy is on your left and right and in front of you, didn’t you say that the enemy is surrounding you?! I said: Haji, why did you come with me? He said: I came to raise your spirits and change the operation process. Martyr Abu Mahdi stayed with us, we prayed congregational prayer in the same area in the evening. Then he asked for support forces and prepared the embankments and trenches. | Popular Mobilization, ISIS | ISIS terrorist group, Syria, ” src=”https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/11/09/14021109115133123292767910.jpeg”/>

This operation that you are referring to and which was carried out in the fight against terrorism, was it commanded by Martyr Soleimani?

Ali Eliasri: They were present in the region, both him and the brother of the martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, both… this was their trick. They were like this in all battles and operations. Martyr Abu Mehdi stayed with us until the end of the operation, i.e. at dawn, after the operation was over, he went back and sent the support forces to the rear of Bir Ahmad I and II. The enemy thought that he was outflanked, so he quickly retreated. After that, we were transferred to Jalola. Jalola, Sadia and Kobashi. Areas such as Bakr, Salem, Latif, and Kobashi were all mountainous and difficult areas that, thank God, we left behind and reached the Jalola region. The operation room at that time was in “Kafri” where we held our meetings with Shahid Soleimani. The missions were divided in such a way that the liberation of Saadiyeh was entrusted to the brothers of the Badr battalions, the brothers of Asaib were given a mission to liberate other parts of Kobashi, and we were also busy with the liberation of the unspoiled, healthy, and gentle army and the 20th army division that was present there. In order, our mission in Saraya Al-Khorasani was determined, the liberation of Jalula.

Jalula was a very difficult and difficult area. Previously, the Kurds and specifically the Peshmerga forces had attacked there and presented a hundred martyrs, but they had not succeeded in liberating it, because it was a mountainous area and it was difficult to enter, but the martyr Hamid Tagvi with his very high abilities and recognition power He was able to find a way to enter Jalola through the waterfall in that area. The operation started on October 23, 2014. We went to the area and identified and mapped it accurately and returned to Shahid Soleimani. We told them that we are fully ready to liberate Jalola, they replied: We have stopped all operations and are waiting for your identification operation. Martyr Soleimani and Martyr Abu Mehdi Al-Muhandis always used to stand on a high point of the area when the operation started, from where the liberation operation started. They did not retreat in any way and were not afraid of the situation. I would ask them to go to a safer area, and they would say: Seyed, we are looking for martyrdom, Seyed, we have come to become martyrs. Martyr Soleimani came to be a martyr, this is how he gave morale to the commanders in the Jalola front.

In this operation, I had the honor of being injured, Sardar Soleimani and Haj Hamid Taqvi, also brother Majid Sanganian and Baradar Sarkhili, all three from the Islamic Republic of Iran, participated in the operation command as deputy and supervisor of the operation. During my injury, I remember an interesting issue, that Martyr Taqvi said: We will not transfer you to the back of the front for treatment until the liberation of the region is over, lest the morale of the troops go down. This is a lesson, a lesson for the commanders, that the commander is present in the field. To be present during the operation and not to leave the field for any reason, to maintain the morale of the troops. Thank God, the victory was achieved in 4 hours. The area where the Kurds fought for two months was liberated within four hours.

With the command and participation of Martyr Soleimani and Martyr Abu Mahdi?

Yes, Shahid Soleimani, Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis and Haj Hamid Taqavi and their active participation and cooperation. After that, we were transferred to Aziz al-Balad area, although I was wounded, I participated in the operation and was present in the field with a cane.

All these were your operations in Iraq, as you know, one of the special missions of Saraya Al-Khorasani is to defend the holy shrines, especially He was in Najaf Ashraf and Karbala. Before that, you participated in the defense of the holy shrine of Hazrat Zainab, peace be upon her, in Syria. What caused this mission to be assigned to the forces under your command? Was. As I said, in April 2014, we were sent to the north of Babylon, to fill the gap created by strengthening the 17th Iraqi Army and not allow the enemy to move from this gap towards Karbala Ma’ali and Najaf Ashraf. More than 750 of our brothers were present in the northern region of Babol and the plan of the operation was prepared by Shahid Taqvi by the order of Rayrani with Shahid Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis.

In 2012, we participated in the defense of Hazrat Zainab shrine. Again in 2016, we went to Aleppo to break the siege of the two Shia towns of Nabul and Al-Zahra, and Martyr Soleimani emphasized the necessity of the participation of all commanders in breaking the siege of Nabul and Al-Zahra. He also emphasized on the collective participation of the forces, because this collective participation in work and operations would lead to victory. This was his constant view. Despite the harsh conditions of the region in Syria, Martyr Soleimani personally participated in the operations and supervised them and was present in all regions and went from one region to another in ordinary cars. There was no mention of armored cars and they were not moving secretly, but it was quite obvious that this was the car of Martyr Soleimani. This activity and bold presence was one of his characteristics. There was not a single day when Martyr Soleimani did not go to different regions and was not present in different regions, and this was a great honor.

Despite the fact that terrorism had entered Syria, was Martyr Soleimani present everywhere like this?

Ali Eliasri: Yes, at that time, the terrorists had captured many areas, except Damascus airport and Aleppo airport, which were in the hands of the heroic brothers of the Revolutionary Guards, and it was through them that the equipment Military and logistic support was provided. Therefore, the Sepahi brothers played a very big role in stabilizing, strengthening, consolidating, changing and changing the forces every once in a while, because as you know, the forces that were sent to Syria stayed for two months and then other forces replaced them. In the Jalula operation, terrorists who had foreign citizenship were killed, among them were Chinese nationals or other East Asian countries and other countries. This issue expressed the fact that these people were recruited by the Zionists and Jews to destroy and destroy the unity and integrity of Iraq.

After that our operation We were transferred to a more dangerous and difficult to pass area, Uzir al-Balad. Aziz al-Balad was a forest area that was geographically very difficult and the enemy had many facilities and equipment in it and was concentrated in its high areas. Here we suffered a great loss and witnessed the martyrdom of the great commander Haj Hamid Taqvi, as well as my brother Seyed Noor Eliasri, the commander of the second unit and Haj Mushtaq al-Abadi, the operations commander, as well as the commander of the paratroopers unit, Haj Javad Al-Hasnawi.

In the Al-Azeem region operation, Martyr Soleimani was in a tent and commanded the Tikrit and Hamreen operations from inside a tent. When I arrived in the area of ​​this operation, I saw with my own eyes that Martyr Soleimani was sitting on a mat in a tent and giving a message to the troops, and in Iraq, anything could happen to him. Because it is under a tent, it is not a secure or fortified place. There is no doubt that this was due to the fact that he had faith and trust in God, his presence in these areas and his presence with the troops would raise the morale of the people.

In March 2015, we moved to Hamreen Mountains and won a great victory there. We achieved it and the enemy was defeated in front of us. After that, we moved to Tikrit. Asaib Ahl Haq moved towards Tikrit and we went towards Hamreen. When we were in Saqlawiyah region, Martyr Soleimani sent a message that they are facing a shortage of forces and it is necessary to participate in the battle to liberate Fallujah. We see that Shahid participated in all the forces in the battles and tried to increase the combat and military experience of all sectors. Everyone felt his selflessness and heroism. He was with us in Saqlawiyah and after the liberation of Abu Tairi, he went to Fallujah. One year after liberating Zaytoun and other areas and reaching the Hayakal area and the railway station, we moved to that direction to liberate Fallujah. From the railway station, we went to the Golan region, which became the key to the complete liberation of Fallujah. There, the Americans prevented the Hashd al-Shaabi from entering Fallujah, although the Iraqi anti-terrorism forces were also present there. The commander of the anti-terrorism forces at that time was under the responsibility of “Abdul Wahab Al-Saadi”. I asked Haj Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis to allow us to enter, but he said that the anti-terrorism forces should enter, but I suggest that you open the way for them. Shahid al-Muhandis called me and said: Friends say that you can enter. We entered, but they made the condition that we stay for only three days and then move out of the area so that they can replace us. Some media said that the anti-terrorism forces liberated Fallujah. This is not true, because it was the heroic forces of Hashd al-Shaabi who liberated this area.

We were the key to this liberation. As I said, we were stationed in the Golan region, we liberated this region. Two days later, the anti-terrorism forces entered this area and took it from us, after that we were ordered to move to Mosul.

So, in fact, you have now finished the operation of liberating the city of Fallujah as one of the most important cities in Iraq, a city that It is located near Baghdad and American forces were present in that city. If possible, explain why America didn’t want Hashd al-Shaabi forces to enter Fallujah, especially since this city was occupied by terrorists?

Ali Eliasri: All the criminal leaders were based in Fallujah. The Americans put a lot of emphasis on saving their lives. That’s why they didn’t allow the Hashd al-Shaabi to enter Fallujah, except after they moved them to other areas. This issue was not limited to Fallujah. Similarly, in Hamreen, we saw American helicopters helping terrorist groups. These images were filmed and recorded with cameras. American planes were landing to take the terrorists out of Jalola. When we surrounded Jalula and were about to enter it, we saw American forces sending equipment and weapons to terrorist groups in Fallujah.

The Americans wanted terrorism. to remain in Iraq, they wanted the victory of terrorism in Iraq. Because with their victory, it would be possible to divide Iraq and implement plans based on what they wanted. This was what was asked of the terrorists, but the will and courage and obedience to the fatwa of Ayatollah Sistani and the presence of the people of Iraq and the special presence of the flag bearer of the resistance, the martyr Sardar Soleimani and his brothers in the Revolutionary Guards and the blood of the martyr Taqwi led to the liberation of Fallujah.

After Fallujah, we were transferred to Mosul and specifically to Tal Abta, Tafahtin and Turkmaniyeh, then we went to Hazar, of course, this is easy to say in language, but in practice, from Fallujah It is not easy to move to Mosul and move your forces from the south to another region, when there was a threat of terrorism and the routes were not safe and the American enemy was giving our information to the terrorists for free to target the forces. Despite all this, there was a great will and determination to achieve the goals of this operation among the troops and commanders.

When you were transferred there to participate in the operation to liberate Mosul, was Martyr Soleimani present with you at this stage as well?

Ali Eliasri: Yes, he was also present, there was no operation without him present.

What was his role in the liberation of Mosul?

Ali Eliasri: The role of the martyr was to gather the influential and benevolent people of Mosul and told them that these brothers are from the south and they have come to free their brothers and by giving them the information and facilities that you can , provide for them, support and support them; Especially people who had good information about terrorist movements. The fact is that more than 40 percent of the residents of Mosul and many Sunni areas were connected with terrorist groups. This interaction puts you in a difficult situation because it not only complicates the release operation, but also increases the error rate. You should first be able to gain people’s trust to open their doors to you. Therefore, it was necessary to pardon and forgive those who cooperated with terrorists. This was a topic that Shahid Soleimani always reminded and recommended. This was one of his most important characteristics, and he always said that forgiveness is the key to moving things forward and managing affairs, and in this way he overcame challenges.

In fact, they caused There was empathy

Ali Eliyasari: Thank you, they often ignored and forgave. They forgave those who had made a mistake, even though they knew that they were involved in many issues, but they gave them a chance to make amends. This was another of his characteristics. Finally, our forces reached the border area of ​​Al-Qaim. Previously, 120 kilometers of the border length were at the disposal of our forces, but during the war with ISIS, only 80 kilometers were at our disposal, and gradually a part of the border management was entrusted to other forces. In this way, these heroic fighting forces lived next to each other.

All this was blessed by the existence of martyr Hamid Taqavi and the role played by martyr Soleimani and martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis. . It was despite these martyrs that the heroes were formed. If it wasn’t for these commanders, we wouldn’t have learned how to proceed and we wouldn’t have achieved what we achieved. It is an honor that we offer our blood, these bloods have no value in defense of belief and holy things.

Mr. Doctor, there are many details about these operations, all of these were important operations that freed Iraq from terrorist groups, especially ISIS, but unfortunately, not much time We don’t have it and you also mentioned many memories, that you were with Martyr Soleimani, Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, Martyr Hamid Taqvi and other martyrs. Do you have a memory from your years with Shahid Soleimani or Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis that you would like to share with the audience?

Ali Eliasri: First of all Martyr Soleimani was very persistent in performing the last part of the covenant prayer, “Allahum Ank Qalat” he always repeated this: “Allahum Ank Qalat wa Qalak Al-Haq Zahr Al-Fasaad Fi Al-Al-Bahr Bama Kasbat Idi-Nas, Fa-Zhar Allaham Lena Walik” They always repeated this. They used to repeat it several times, “Hati la yazhar beshi min al-Batil al-Mazqa” .. then they would keep silent and say: “O Allah, make us among those who do deeds with sincerity” Allahum ajala mafzaa labadak wa nasira laman laijd leh nasira ghirak wa again lama atl man akhmat ketbak wa mashida lama ward man ajalan dink” they repeated these clauses with pain and said: You commanders should learn from these clauses.

They also emphasized on reading the pilgrimage of the great community. They used to say: every commander should recite the Ziarat of Jame Kabira every day. Do not leave this pilgrimage and pay attention to the great themes and concepts mentioned in the covenant prayer. To be a supporter of the oppressed, to be a helper to someone who has no helper, to be a revivalist of the rules of the book that has been closed and to be a consolidator of the signs of your religion and the methods of your Prophet, in these issues and issues, Hazrat Wali Asr (A.S.) is present. For this reason, I believe that he was one of the soldiers of the Holy Prophet, because of the love and affection and belonging he had for the Holy Prophet. I have a strange When I returned to him, Haj Abdullah said that your operation will be stopped from tomorrow until the day after tomorrow. Shahid Taqvi was busy drawing maps. Some of these maps are still in my hands, I have kept them as a souvenir of that martyr. I told him to collect these because the operation has been postponed. They said: How late is it? I said 24 hours. They told me: It means my lust will be delayed for 24 hours.

Do you mean Shahid Taqavi?

Ali Eliasri: Yes, Shahid Taqavi. They said: This means that my testimony will be postponed for 24 hours. As if they knew that tomorrow is the day of their martyrdom. Practically the next day, they were martyred.

They told me to go and prepare yourself, tomorrow is the operation. I came to my brothers, the commanders who were with me, and I said: Haj Abdullah says that you will not have an operation tomorrow, Haj Hamid Taqvi also says: If the operation is delayed, my martyrdom will be postponed.

The brothers said, no, he says so. But we actually saw that Taqvi martyrs were martyred in that operation. Of course, the operation did not happen the next day and I was talking to Shahid and laughing and saying: There is no news of the operation today, they said: Wait, wait. It was 12:30 in the morning when Haj Abdullah sent a message to move forward quickly for the operation. Country of Iraq, Popular Mobilization of Iraq | Popular Mobilization, ISIS | ISIS terrorist group, Syria, ” src=”https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/11/09/14021109115242966292768110.jpeg”/ >

The story of Martyr Taqvi’s martyrdom was a strange story. Time does not allow, he mentioned all the memories. Therefore, I only mention this strange memory, that he knew about his martyrdom. I said the operation has been postponed, they said: That means my testimony will be postponed. Also, we will not forget the brothers who were with these martyrs, such as martyr Abdul Zahra Dagheri, of course, they are living martyrs. He was injured in the great operation. I explained to you that he, like Martyr Soleimani, struck the heart of the enemy, without protection and regardless of the lack of fire cover, he went on the embankments. In one of these rebellions, an arrow hit his kidney, we thought that Abdul Zahra was martyred, but fortunately we managed to save him and transfer him to the hospital, while we thought that he was martyred. But thank God, he only lost his kidney and continues his life with one kidney. He is one of the living heroes who will never be forgotten and should be remembered.

Mr. Doctor, considering that we are on the fourth anniversary of the martyrdom of Soleimani and his companions, I would like to ask the question, how did you learn about the news of the martyrdom of Sardar Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis? ? Where were you and what did you do after hearing this painful news?

I have not lied about only me, which was revealed to all the forces of Islamic resistance. It was lightning, we never imagined that we would lose this great man. Of course, Ishan had prepared himself for martyrdom, Ishan loved martyrdom, but we never imagined that we would lose Shahid Soleimani. We didn’t know how to live after him, life was meaningless for us without Sardar. I was one of those people who had such a state. I didn’t even know how to get out of my room door.

By the time I heard the news, it was too late. I received a call informing me that an attack had taken place on the airport and it is believed that… of course we were not sure yet… but the news was given that there is a possibility that both honorable martyrs were targeted in this attack. Almost an hour later, the news came that the target of this attack was Martyr Soleimani and Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis. It was a great calamity for the people and the resistance. But those two school martyrs left a huge legacy for the people and at the same time they left a great responsibility on our shoulders, this is our duty.

I am honored to be with these martyrs. I had and witnessed the burial of their bodies on the hands of people whose loss weighed heavily on their hearts. I had the honor of being with them and seeing how people grieved and beat their heads and chests for their loss. In Iraq, I have never seen a funeral ceremony like that of martyr Soleimani. Iraq has lost great personalities, scholars, Mujahideen, leaders, revolutionaries, etc., but when Martyr Soleimani and Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis were martyred, it was as if the world stopped in Iraq. All Iraqis came to the streets crying for these great heroes, life had almost stopped in Iraq, the bodies were moved to Karbala and then to Ahvaz. After Ahvaz, they were transferred to Mashhad. When we arrived in Mashhad, it was very cold, but everyone was mourning and did not feel the cold. The bodies entered the holy court of Imam Reza (a.s.). We didn’t feel anything, no cold, no hunger, we didn’t feel anything… we couldn’t eat, we were dead animated. We didn’t know what to do, after Mashhad we arrived in Tehran and that magnificent Shiism and the prayer that was read for the martyrs by Hazrat Agha. The reality is that the calamity was very great. , to such an extent that the leadership shed tears while talking about the separation and distance of these heroes and mourned for them. With the tears of Hazrat Agha, the real and true nature of these people and their loyalty became more visible.

You mentioned that you remember all the details when the martyrs were transferred to Iran. You were among the first people who showed up at Baghdad International Airport after the announcement of the martyrdom of Sardar Soleimani and his companions, and you were one of the people who transferred their bodies from Iraq to Iran. What did you witness on that difficult night? When you went to the Baghdad airport and made sure that the news of the martyrdom was true and that Martyr Soleimani and Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis were martyred as a result of the American attack on the airport, and you saw the bodies of those martyrs who were targeted with your own eyes, the cars were burned there. how did you find Tell us about the details of those moments.

Ali Eliasri: It was nothing else to expect from criminal America. This country should have started such a cowardly operation after being helpless in everything. Everyone knows, there was no way left for America, especially since Trump was crazy, lost his mind and violated all the concepts that should be respected. Concepts that were manifested in respecting Iraq’s right to sovereignty and not encroaching on a civilian area, such as Baghdad International Airport. But because he had lost everything, he had no choice but to commit this crime. This crime of Trump is a big crime that will be punished by international law, and the judicial system of Iran and Iraq are working together to pursue this case to punish these criminals who committed this crime. It is expected that international organizations will also use all their facilities so that this great stain on America’s forehead is not forgotten. Anyone who cooperated with these criminals and confirmed it and participated in this crime, whether this participation is from the Iraqi side, the Syrian side, or any other side, must be punished. This stain is cursed throughout history and is condemned by humanity and international law. It is expected that these pure bloods will not be wasted in vain and we will follow their bloodlust.

On the anniversary of these martyrs, we emphasize this position by attending the place of martyrdom of those martyrs and Every year, we emphasize our positions at the scene of the crime, where it has become a point of support, strength, heroism, courage and declaration of loyalty to those two martyrs. No matter how much I talk about this, not one drop of blood of Martyr Soleimani and his brother Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis and their companions will be compensated. These heroes who were victims of that cowardly and cowardly operation that America did.

Mr. Doctor, the last question is that America, by committing a crime that led to the assassination of Martyr Soleimani and his companions, tried through the media to spread claims and slogans that the Iraqi people would hate the presence of Iran in their country. They disagree, and based on these American claims, Martyr Soleimani interfered in Iraqi affairs, and this issue is not accepted by the Iraqi people. While, based on your words, Iraq witnessed the largest historical funeral to honor the dignity of Martyr Soleimani and his companions. The question that arises here is whether the Iraqi nation is aware of the sacrifices and the role played by Martyr Soleimani in the fight against terrorism. Of course, this fight against terrorism was carried out with the cooperation of heroes like you and other commanders of the Hashd al-Shaabi and all the Iraqi armed forces, and it came to a conclusion, please explain about this.

Ali Eliasri: Iraqi people came to the streets in millions of demonstrations, while saying, “Thank you, Haj Qasim, you did not fail us.” This slogan, which was given by the people of Irq, was the best answer to those criminals who try to insult and talk badly about the great role of Martyr Soleimani in Iraq. Martyr Soleimani is respected by all the noble people of Iraq and he is remembered with greatness and respect both in Iraq and Syria. He was respected by the zealous people of Yemen and the people of Gaza, whose victories we are facing now. All these victories and successes that were realized were thanks to the blood of Martyr Soleimani and the blood of martyrs of Islamic resistance. The fierce resistance that we are witnessing from the heroes of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, these are all the results and fruits of martyr Soleimani’s forgiveness. Humanity is written in his writing. He was the embodiment of all these concepts. Once, when we were moving towards Sweida area, there was three days of fierce fighting there and the roads were closed and the people were suffering from lack of food and water. When we went to that area and saw the scene, I went to Martyr Soleimani and said: Haji, the people don’t have food. Give food to people, I will prepare food for you. I mean that he was very self-sacrificing, he gave everything for the people of these areas that were under the occupation of terrorists. They were always generous and selfless. Their generosity knew no bounds, they lived very simply. They were pious and humble, they were nocturnal. They used to sleep for one or two hours only after reading the morning prayer and then start their work. , Iraq, Iraqi People’s Mobilization | Popular Mobilization, ISIS | ISIS terrorist group, Syria, ” src=”https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/11/09/1402110911531060292768310.jpeg” />

Everything about him was forgiveness and mercy, whether night or day, everyone was thinking about forgiveness and mercy. His behavior was an example of the behavior of the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, who said: If I sleep at night, I will lose myself, and if I sleep during the day, my people. He used Ahl al-Bayt as his example and always placed Hazrat Wali Asr (AS) in front of him. His Holiness was present in all operations and is a helper and confirmer.

The people of Iraq are full of loyalty and love, and I mentioned that millions of Iraqi people support this great hero. They came to the streets while crying and chanting. Martyr Soleimani used to repeat the prayer “Allahum Narghub Alik fi Doleh Karima”, “Allahm Narghub Alik Fi Doleh Karima, Taiz Baha Islam and Wahalla and Tazl Baha Nafaq and Ahleh”. He repeated these prayers regularly and we witnessed that all his words were forgiveness and grace in everything.

Mr. Dr. Ali Eliasri, Secretary General of Hizb al-Taliyeh of Iraq and prominent commander of the forces Hashd al-Shaabi, from the opportunity available to Tasnim News Agency Thank you very much for the discussion about Martyr Soleimani and Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis and their role in the fight against terrorism. And certainly, your statements in this interview, as someone who was closely present with these martyrs in different fields for years, are very important for us and the nations of the region. Thank you again.

Ali Eliasri: I thank you too and I wish you the best of luck, in fact You provided this opportunity to explain a very, very small part of the great role of this great commander, Martyr Soleimani, and what he did for the people of Iraq, the Islamic resistance and the Islamic world, and we will remain indebted to him.

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