Iraq's KH Shiite militia warns security forces to move 1,000 meters away from U.S. bases

BAGHDAD, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) – The Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite militia Kata'ib Hezbollah (KH) warned Saturday the Iraqi security forces to move away from the U.S. bases with no less than 1,000 meters starting from Sunday.

Abu Ali al-Askari, security leader of KH tweeted that "brothers in the Iraqi security services must stay away from the bases of the American enemy for a distance of no less than a thousand meters, starting from Sunday evening."

"The leaders of the security services must abide by the safety rules of their fighters and not allow them to be a human shield," al-Askari said.

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