Islamic Resistance determined to expel US forces, companies from Iraqi soil: Nujaba chief
Iraqi resistance factions are maintaining vigilance against enemies and are fairly determined to expel US occupation forces as well as American companies from the country’s soil, says secretary general of the Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba resistance group.
Akram al-Kaabi, whose group is part of the anti-terror coalition Islamic Resistance in Iraq, said on Saturday night that Washington will not succeed in its attempts to subjugate the Baghdad government or continue to plunder Iraqi oil and natural resources through murky business investments and schemes it is trying to advance.
Kaabi called on Iraqi authorities to take a decisive stance by ending the presence of American companies in the country and replacing them with reputable multinational firms.
He described the measure as a fundamental decision and a practical start to combat foreign corruption and protect Iraq’s economic sovereignty.
The remarks came days after US President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met at the White House in Washington, DC, with both leaders pledging to deepen economic ties and boost Iraq’s oil output.
Zaidi, a businessman with no history in politics, said the “visit was not like any other visit”, calling it the beginning of an “economic partnership.”
He said US-Iraqi relations were shifting from militaristic to economic.
During Zaidi’s multi-day trip to Washington, Iraq has struck dozens of agreements and partnerships with American companies, many in the oil sector.
“A total of 48 agreements, memoranda of understanding, cooperation agreements and partnership declarations were signed between public and private sector entities in Iraq and the United States,” the Iraqi leader’s media office said on Saturday.
They include “cooperation and partnerships involving the ministries of oil and electricity … with ExxonMobil, KBR, GE Vernova, Shell and Halliburton”, as well as several deals related to the construction of a major crude oil pipeline between Iraq and Syria, he added.
Iraq also signed a deal with Starlink, a satellite network that provides Internet service developed by the American aerospace company SpaceX, to introduce services in the country.
The recently appointed Iraqi prime minister has faced US pressure to move forward with plans to disarm anti-terror resistance groups in the country, and place their arms under state control.
Zaidi’s trip, which is the first to the United States after being sworn in in May 2026, came as the US prepares to withdraw forces from Iraq at the end of September.
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