Refusing to Make Room for War

Workers in Nasiryiah Stand up to the Armed Militia

During their fight against the coalition forces, members of Mahdi Army ordered workers in Nasiryiah to evacuate their workplaces so that they could use them as positions in the war. Workers of Aluminum Company and the employees of health sector refuse to evacuate their workplaces and turn them into battlefields which would led to their destruction or looting.

This brave and decisive stand by workers in Nasiryiah is going to spread to other war zones where the US and Islamic forces fight against one another. Civilians in other regions are taking the same stand and preventing armed militia from taking residential and workplaces as centers to launch attacks on the coalition forces and preventing the coalition forces from entering these places.

The Federation of Workers’ Councils and Unions condemns any attempts to turn residential and workplaces into fronts for the war between the two poles of terrorism: the US and its allies on one hand and the armed militias known for their animosity to the masses’ interests on the other. We will stand against any attempt to endanger the security and stability of the population and will do our best to prevent the society from slipping into chaos and endless fighting.

Federation of Workers’ Councils and Unions in Iraq