The General Supervisor of the fighting Squad of Al-Abbas (peace be upon him), sheikh Maytham Al-Zaydi has described the historical Fatwa of sufficient duty to defend Iraq and its sanctities, thanks to which there was great interaction and great sacrifices of the fighters of the popular mobilization's volunteers, and Iraq, its people and sanctities were saved from a grave danger, stating:
"If there was no blessed fatwa of the religious authority in Najaf and no efforts of the Iraqi volunteers, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait would have been fighting ISIL within their territories by now, and the world would have to face an official terrorism represented by a state. So, everyone should be grateful to the religious authority in Najaf and to the efforts of the Iraqi volunteers."