Iraqi armed group offers $10 million reward for killing Trump

Shafaq News- Baghdad

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced on Thursday a $10million reward for anyone who kills US President Donald Trump or allocates ordirects the reward to an individual, group, entity, or institution.

In a statement, the group said it offered the rewardfollowing what it described as Trump's "boasting" about his role inthe killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and former Iraqi PopularMobilization Forces (PMF) deputy chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. “The money hadbeen collected through donations from its members and supporters.”

During a meeting atthe White House with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi, Trump referred to hisrole in the killing of Soleimani and Muhandis. Al-Zaidi responded that theincident had taken place before he entered politics.

Separately, the family Al-Muhandis said on Wednesday thatTrump's remarks mentioning Soleimani and al-Muhandis "clearly show hisfear," criticizing the Iraqi prime minister's response during the WhiteHouse meeting. "Whoever distances himself from his country's honorablepast severs his connection to the roots of his nation, and whoever's past ismarked by falsehood is not worthy of leading the future." ...