Angry American messages to the framework’s leaders over “loyalty”: The partnership is threatened with collapse.
Angry American messages to the framework’s leaders over “loyalty”: The partnership is threatened with collapse.
2026-04-27
Shafaq News – Baghdad
On Monday, informed political sources revealed that a number of leaders of the Coordination Framework received messages from the United States expressing its strong displeasure with the participation of the Secretary-General of the Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Abu Ala al-Walai, in the last meeting of the Coordination Framework dedicated to discussing the selection of the new Iraqi Prime Minister.
Sources told Shafaq News Agency that “Washington expressed surprise at al-Walai’s participation in a political meeting dedicated to choosing the prime minister, just hours after the US State Department announced a financial reward of up to $10 million for information leading to him.”
She added that “the American message was strongly worded, and included an emphasis that the continued coordination frameworkâs disregard for the nature of the existing relationship and partnership with Washington may push the American administration to conduct a comprehensive reassessment of the bilateral relationship at various levels, particularly in the security and economic aspects.”
The sources indicated that “the American side hinted at the possibility of not engaging or dealing positively with any new Iraqi government, in the event that the leaders of the factions continue to play a major role among the influential forces in shaping its features or directing its political decisions.”
It is worth noting that the US State Department announced last Friday, through the Rewards for Justice program of the Diplomatic Security Service, a reward of up to $10 million for information about Hashim Finyan Rahim al-Saraji, also known as Abu Ala al-Walai, the leader of the Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada in Iraq.
The United States had designated Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada and its leader, al-Sarraj, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists in November 2023, before later listing the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in September 2025.
A few days ago, the Coordination Framework, which includes Shiite forces in Iraq, held a meeting attended by a number of its leaders, including Abu Alaa Al-Walai.
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