سخنرانی «سامانتا پاور» در سازمان ملل علیه «نُجَباء»/ تشدید شانتاژ رسانه‌ای

Samantha Power’s speech at the UN against al-Nujaba | Intensification of media blackmail

 

After the United States’ envoy to the United Nations used the name al-Nujaba alongside the government of President Bashir al-Asad in Syria, Russia, Hezbollah and Iran, pressure from news outlets to tarnish the image of this Islamic Resistance movement increased.

 

According to the Communication and Media Affairs Centre of al-‎Nujaba in Iran, media maneuvering and news blackmail have always been one of the tools of the Western-Arab media to challenge the Islamic Resistance ‎Axis. The media has played a very important role in this regard, especially in recent years and after the beginning of the Syrian crisis.

The media giants of the Arab world, such as al-Jazeera and al-Arabiya, which have access to many facilities due to the oil dollars that they receive from Qatar and Saudi Arabia, implement various tricks to destroy the Islamic Resistance every day. More interestingly, such activities have been largely in line with the activities of the world’s leading media related to the Zionist lobbies.

This important point has been evident both in the 2006 33-Day War between Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Zionist regime and in the conflict between the Islamic Resistance and Takfiri groups in Syria. In this regard, after the formation of Popular Mobilization Forces due to the “obligatory jihad” fatwa issued by the Shi’ah religious authority in Najaf [Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani] in 2014, the Western-Arab media and political circles tried to use this fatwa in order to use keywords such as “Shi’ah insurgents,” “pro-Iranian militias” and spreading lies about “killing Sunnis in areas liberated from Daesh” to destroy the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces. Although none of the Popular Mobilization Forces were immune from this slander, the al-Nujaba Islamic Resistance group has been significantly exposed to slander and lies by satellite television networks and news sites more than other groups of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.

Here are some examples of the espionage, lies and media analytical reports about the al-Nujaba Islamic Resistance group:

 

1) Focusing on the presence of al-Nujaba in Syria: Although the presence of military advisers and Islamic Resistance groups was requested and authorized by the Syrian central government and this is completely legitimate under international law, the Arab media refers to it as the “occupation of Syria.” The media, which has turned a blind eye to the presence of tens of thousands of terrorists from all over the world, has been spying on various occasions about the presence of al-Nujaba Islamic Resistance group and its secretary-general, Hujjat al-Islam Akram al-Kaabi, in the battle of Aleppo. Undoubtedly, the efficiency and success of al-Nujaba, especially in the battle of Aleppo, led al-Jazeera to announce the “dispatch of more than a thousand new soldiers of al-Nujaba to Aleppo” and “General Qasem Soleymani’s meeting with the commanders of al-Nujaba in Aleppo.” Coinciding with the operation to liberate Aleppo from Takfiri groups, news outlets and satellite television channels in the Arab world escalated the attack and spread false news about “Iraqi Sunni opposition to the presence of al-Nujaba in Syria.”

 

2) Exaggeration about the captives and martyrs of al-Nujaba: The dazzling performance of the Islamic Resistance in general and al-Nujaba, whether in Iraq or Syria, is not hidden from anyone, an issue that is acknowledged by both friend and foe. Simultaneously with the battle for the liberation of Mosul and Aleppo, some Arabic-language news channels, which are in fact pulpits of Takfiri groups, have shown images of the martyrs of this movement as well as the captives of al-Nujaba many times, which has been done specifically to weaken the morale and claim high casualties among al-Nujaba. Although a number of al-Nujaba warriors were martyred in Mosul and Aleppo, the movement’s casualties were very small on the scale of the major operations carried out.

 

3) Promoting the idea of a Sunni consensus in Iraq against al-Nujaba: Daesh’s horrific atrocities have affected the Sunnis of this country more than any other Sunni group and has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Therefore, in the last one or two years, the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces have become their only hope. The peaceful treatment of groups in the liberated areas by groups such as al-Nujaba has created a good relationship between Sunnis and Shi’ahs, which, of course, is not liked by the pro-Daesh media. Allegations of “criminality of the military forces of al-Nujaba” and “killing of civilians” have been interpreted by Arab networks in recent months. These networks also used politicians whose betrayal led to the overthrow of Mosul by Daesh. They engaged in destroying this Iraqi movement. For example, Usamah al-Nujayfi, a well-known figure, described the presence of the Iraqi Islamic Resistance in Syria as a form of “terrorism” and called on the central government to deal with groups such as al-Nujaba.

 

4) al-Nujaba’s confrontation with other Iraqi Shi’ah groups: Spreading marginalizing false news and trying to create a rift between the groups that make up the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces are other media tactics to destroy the Islamic Resistance. The dangerous conspiracy sought by the reactionary media is also summed up in the division of Shi’ah groups into “affiliates of Iran” and “groups independent of Iran.” A dichotomy that, while far from the truth, can sometimes cause problems.

 

5) Efforts to destroy Hujjat al-Islam Akram al-Kaabi: The relatively young leader of al-Nujaba, who has a history of fighting the American and British occupiers, has not been spared from the attack of the supporters of the Takfiri groups and has been constantly targeted by the opposition media. The reactionary experience of a figure like Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah who has become the scourge of their lives has caused great concern among American allies about the flourishing of a charismatic figure like Hujjat al-Islam Akram al-Kaabi. The United States and its allies in the region have a very bitter experience with Shi’ah scholars and therefore, they have made every effort to destroy scholars with the intellectual approach of the late Imam Khomeyni and Martyr Muhammad-Baqir al-Sadr, of course, the secretary-general of al-Nujaba is no exception to this rule.

 

6) Diplomatic moves against al-Nujaba: In parallel with the widespread attack of the Arab media against al-Nujaba, comprehensive diplomatic actions have also been taken by the Arab and Western countries. The most important action against al-Nujaba can be considered in Samantha Power’s mentioning al-Nujaba in the Security Council meeting. The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, who alleged “the brutal crimes of the Syrian allies in the war in Aleppo,” made a ridiculous statement: “In this regard, the Iraqi militias of al-Nujaba have also been involved in killing the people of Aleppo!” The remarks come as dozens of Takfiri groups with strong ties to the Fatah al-Sham Front (the al-Nusrah Front) carried out all kinds of killings in Aleppo, but the United States’ envoy ignored all these crimes, referring to the movement of al-Nujaba, the warrior forces, who saved Aleppo from the Takfiris with their self-sacrificing as “criminals.”

 

It must be noted that all the cases mentioned earlier are a prelude to the main attack of the Western-Arab axis on the al-Nujaba Islamic Resistance group. The mentioning of al-Nujaba by the United States Ambassador to the United Nations seems to be a prelude to a massive effort to put the movement on the United Nations blacklist and calling it a terrorist group, just as Hujjat al-Islam Akram al-Kaabi was listed many years ago. Moreover, after the important achievements made by al-Nujaba in Iraq and Syria and the bright future that awaits this movement, the countries of the Persian Gulf and the United States and their Western allies first try to blacklist its military wing and then put pressure on al-Nujaba to put pressure on the Iraqi central government.

With this in mind, it is not at all surprising that in a sensational report that was widely covered on the websites of the Arab world, the al-Jazeera news website described al-Nujaba as “the Iraqi version of Hezbollah in Lebanon” and stated that “this movement of military forces has killed many people.” al-Jazeera reports on the relationship between the various sections of this Islamic Resistance group and Iran, claiming: “Although al-Nujaba was formed in Iraq under the fatwa of Ayatollah al-Sistani, they have always declared their inclination towards the Wali al-Faqih [the Guardian-Jurist – Ayatollah Khamenei].” Such superficial reports must not be simply ignored. Undoubtedly, these reports and diplomatic actions against this movement show a widespread attempt to interfere in al-Nujaba’s path.

Finally, it must be noted that the think tanks and international monitoring centres of the Arrogance Front closely monitor the political, military and cultural activities of Islamic parties and design various plans to destroy and confront the Islamic Resistance movements. Given that the al-Nujaba Islamic Resistance has been able to become an important part of the puzzle of the Islamic Resistance in this short period of time and it has faced the sensitivity of the enemies to work dynamically in the political, military and cultural fields. Also, special activities and important achievements, simultaneous presence on several battlefields, constructive and strong relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran, continuous communication with the religious authorities in Najaf and the capability of the leaders of al-Nujaba have sounded the radars of the monitoring centres of the opposition to al-Nujaba. Continuing the growing trend of al-Nujaba, especially after the victory of Aleppo and the end of the operation to liberate Mosul, requires the full support of the Islamic Resistance Axis and vigilance against the conspiracies of the enemies, which can be achieved through comprehensive and continuous cooperation.