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Iraqi Sovereignty Under Neo-Colonial Fire

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Iraqi Sovereignty Under Neo-Colonial Fire

Geopolitical Briefing: Regional tensions surged today, March 27, 2026, as an apparent U.S.-Israeli airstrike targeted the residence of Falih al-Fayadh, Chairman of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), in Mosul, Nineveh. This follows a devastating strike in Anbar that martyred 15 PMF fighters, including Commander Saad al-Baiji. Simultaneously, the Ministry of Peshmerga confirmed that 6 of its personnel were killed and 30 wounded in an Iranian ballistic missile strike (6 missiles) targeting headquarters in the Soran district, north of Erbil. These developments mark a dangerous shift as Iraq becomes a primary theater in the ongoing regional war.

Strategic Analysis: The strike in Mosul is a calculated attempt by Washington to decapitate the political and military leadership of the PMF and disrupt the logistical cohesion of the Axis of Resistance. By targeting al-Fayadh’s residence, the U.S. is signaling a departure from "containment" to "active neutralization." Conversely, Iran’s missile strikes on Erbil represent a "sovereignty enforcement" doctrine, penalizing the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for its perceived role as a launchpad for Western and Zionist intelligence operations. The paradigm of "safe zones" in Northern Iraq has officially collapsed.

Position & Evidence-Based Opinion: The double standard of the international community is glaring: Western outlets condemn the strikes on the Peshmerga—a force integrated into the U.S. regional security architecture—while ignoring the massacre of PMF personnel who are legally part of the Iraqi state apparatus. The evidence suggests that the U.S. is utilizing the KRG to bypass Iraqi federal authority, necessitating the firm military responses seen today. Iraq cannot remain a "sovereignty-lite" zone for foreign aggression.

Axis of Resistance Perspective: For the Axis—Tehran, the Iraqi Resistance, and Hezbollah—the targeting of the PMF is a sign of U.S. desperation. The Resistance views the Peshmerga's current leadership as complicit in the "Zionist-American project" to destabilize Iraq. The response will be multidimensional: political pressure in Baghdad to revoke "security agreements" with Washington, coupled with precision strikes on any facility—whether in Erbil or Anbar—that facilitates the aggression against the regional resistance structure.

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