Khaled al-Saadi, member of the Executive Office of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, July 2018

“Any hand that approaches [the party’s] offices and headquarters…will be cut off immediately… We do not need permission from anyone, and we will not wait for the green light from anyone… Any tongue speaking badly of the Islamic Resistance of Asaib Ahl al-Haq will be silenced.”Baxtiyar Goran, “Middle East Iraqi army imposes curfew in Dujail after clashes between Iran-backed militia group, tribal fighters,” Kurdistan 24, August 1, 2018, http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/1f453251-19b7-46ab-bdbd-d8f61a0c22f2.