Ramzan Sharif, spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards, condemned the US attack on Hezbollah battalions in Iraq • "It is the natural right of civilians and security forces to avenge such a terrorist act" • Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke with US Secretary of State Pompeo, congratulating him on the successful attack

• Revolutionary Guards condemn US attack // Photo: AFP

A day after the US attack on pro-Iranian targets and forces in Syria and Iraq, during which dozens of militia militants operating in the region were killed, a Revolutionary Guards spokesman, Ramzan Sharif, on Monday condemned the US attack in an interview with Iranian news agency "Tasmanians".

"We condemn the US attack on Hezbollah's Iraqi positions," Sharif told the Tassan News Agency, adding that "it is the natural right of Iraqi civilians and Iraqi security forces to avenge such terrorist acts accordingly. Removing US occupying forces from Iraq is the way to achieve security and stability In the country, the Revolutionary Guards spokesman referred to the attack last night and to what happened while Russia, China and Iran were in the midst of a war-fighting practice between them: "The exercise sends a clear message that Iran, Russia and China will maintain security in this sensitive area of ​​the world."

Documentation: The US attack on the Shiite militia last night

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke today with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and congratulated him on the important US action in Iraq and Syria against Iran and its terrorist campaign in the region.

More on:

Iraqi Shiite militia leader: "Our response will be very painful for US forces"

Response to provocation: The United States attacked pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and Syria

US administration over Iraq attack: "We will not allow Iran to endanger Americans"

Earlier today, a Shiite-Iraqi militia leader named Jamal Jafar Ibrahimi, best known for his "Abu Mahdi" and "engineer," warned the United States of backlash against it, following the bombing of US forces tonight in Iraq and Syria. "The blood of the dead will not be shed for free, and our response will be very painful for American forces in Iraq," Abu Mahdi warned. "Our abilities to hurt Americans will never be revealed."

Hezbollah militia militants march in Iraq

Iran has also condemned the US attacks, calling them "an act of terrorism." Abu Mahdi's militia, known as the "Movement Force" (known in the US as PMF), brings together smaller Shiite militias, most of whom are supported by Iran, to help them, to transfer Iranian money and to focus their operations. Directly in front of Hezbollah, and quite a few of its activists are secretly operating within the official Iraqi army.

Hezbollah battalions in Iraq have also officially responded to the US attack: "Everyone must act to remove the US presence in Iraq, which has become a burden on the country and a source of threat and attacks against Iraqi forces. The campaign against the US is open to all its options, and we have no choice but to face direct confrontation." U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded to the threats, saying, "We will not tolerate any action that endangers American men and women."

Remember, the US military attacked five facilities of a pro-Iranian Shiite militia in Iraq and Syria last night, an official statement from the US military said. The attack came in response to rocket fire and killed a US civilian in Iraq over the weekend. - There are several unmanned aerial vehicles and there are probably about 27 killed as a result of the attack, including four senior militia commanders.