In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Plot to divide the military from the nation
Greetings to you the gallant soldiers of Islam. Today, we all are the guardians of Islam; the whole nation is the custodian of Islam. You the armies are from the nation and the nation is from you. I thank you for helping us in our hour of need; and we expect you to help our nation in the time of hardship because the nation is from you. Negate the plots of the conspirators in the same way that the nation does.
Those who want to drive a wedge between you and the nation are not of Islam; they are anti-Revolutionary. Today, you are the soldiers of Islam; you are the army of Islam. It is obligatory for all of us to accord you, the prolific young men, our respects. The nation must support you and you should support the nation. Elements of the army and the nation are not distinct. The taghouti regime wanted to drive a wedge between you and us. Thanks to God, the taghouti regime is not in power anymore. Moreover, the military is an Islamic military, and you are our offspring.
I implore the Blessed and Almighty God to grant our nation awareness and you, our young men, sagacity. And I hope those who want to drive a wedge between the nation and our army do not succeed in their plot. Neither are they of us, nor are we of them; the army is of us and we of the army.
Upholding the chain of command in the military
I request the non-commissioned officers, the officers, and the troops to maintain discipline and uphold the chain of command. Because if the chain of command is not upheld the military will slide into weakness and if, God forbid, our military becomes weak the whole country will be weakened; Islam will be weakened. Uphold the chain of command. The military personnel and those of rank should be compassionate vis-a-vis the soldiers. They should be lenient and the soldiers should obey them- with observance of the chain of command.
I pray to the Blessed and Almighty God for your success and happiness and a strong military power. All the armed forces are from us, and we the nation are from them. We are not separate from one another; we are brothers. May God grant all of you success. Peace and salutations of God be upon you. Salutations of God be upon you soldiers of the nation and upon the whole nation.
May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.