- Acquire advanced air-defense systems to protect Iraqi airspace, and hold accountable those it blamed for leaving the country's skies exposed. - Warned that it would not allow Iraqi territory to be targeted without imposing a high cost on the interests and security of the United States and Saudi Arabia. Secretary-General of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Qais al-Khazali, said that attacking an Iraqi security force on Iraqi soil constitutes "a blatant violation of Iraq's sovereignty, warning of "serious consequences." He also stressed the need to complete the withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraqi territory while strengthening the country's defensive capabilities. In the jont US-Saudi aggression on PMF bses in different provinces in Iraq last night, as many as 20 resistance fighters were martyred and 32 others were wounded.