Iraqi militia blames Minister of Defense for ISIS massacre at Thar Thar Area, demands investigation
Al-Hashed al-Sha’bi militia fighters. Archival photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – on Saturday the Iraqi Shia militia, the al-Hashd al-Sha’bi, demanded the Parliamentary Commission on Security and Defense summon Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi and open an urgent investigation about the “Thar Thar massacre” blaming him for exclusive responsibility.
Local Iraqi News media and Arab media reported on Saturday that ISIS executed dozens of Iraqi soldiers and elements of al-Hashd al-Sha’bi after surrounding them in the Thar Thar area north of Fallujah.
The information office of the al-Hashd al-Sha’bi said in a brief statement received by IraqiNews.com that “We demand the Parliamentary Commission on Security and Defense to call Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi and open an urgent investigation about the Thar Thar massacre.”
The statement added that “The Minister of Defense is responsible for the massacre exclusively.”