In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
The oppressed and shackled people of Iraq, the harassed and tortured people of Mesopotamia! In defending their country and repelling the attacks of the enemy of Islam, your mujahid (struggling) brothers were compelled to enter the Iraqi territory so that by the will of God Almighty rescue the tyrannized people of Iraq from the evil of the party that has inflicted numerous blows on this noble nation in the course of its illegitimate domination over the country. Many prominent `ulama' like the great marja (religious reference authority) Ayatullah Hakim, departed to the other world under the oppression and brutality of this infidel party after being confined to their house and experiencing great affliction. Another example is the innocent and learned martyr Ayatullah Sadr and his honorable sister who died under the tortures of the executioners of Aflaqite Saddam. Many dear and brave Iraqi youths live in prison and many of them have lose their lives as a result of the sufferings they sustained at the hands of this party. Now, it is almost two years that they started their attack against the Islamic Republic on charges of its being Islamic. They have dwarfed the Mongols and sacrificed thousands of Iraqi and Iranian youths for their carnal passions. You are more aware of the crimes committed by this party and Saddam, this super criminal of the age. Rise up and shake hands of brotherhood with your intimate brothers and eliminate this tyrannical government and establish your desired Islamic government by yourselves. Dear people of Iraq! Now that your brothers have come towards you and selflessly struggle to protect their country and save their dear brothers who are in bondage, rise up and, inspired by the great Islam, attack the enemies of Islam. Your dear brothers and the noble people of Iran will rush to the warfronts from behind the fronts and with the help of your dear ones and brothers-in-faith will remove this cancerous tumor from the heart of an Islamic country, and help the honorable people of Iraq determine their own destiny. O, devoted residents of Basra!
Come to receive your believing brothers and sever the hands of infidel `Aflaqi tyrants from you country. O, esteemed residents of the holy shrines! O, militant youths who have attacked these impure tyrants at any opportunity! Take the opportunity God has provided for you and rise up courageously and determine your own destiny. O, army men who have been entangled by the infidel party that gets the youths killed for its carnal desires, our brothers have come to your relief and will send to dustbin of history this tyrannical and disbelieving regime, selflessly and by trusting God. Rise up! O, chained dear ones rescue yourselves and your country with the help of your Iranian brothers. Don't let the fate of your country be determined in the US. O, you Iranian youths and brothers rush to the help of your militant brothers. This moment is the most sensitive and fateful moment. Either victory of Islam over `Aflaqite disbelievers or God forbid, in case of negligence, defeat of Islam and eternal shame for the nation You militant youths never knuckle under to abjection and misery. Your Islamic and national duty requires you to rush to warfronts boldly and struggle so as not to wear the garment of misery. Now that the morale of the Iraqi army has been totally shattered and that Islam today stands in need of your militant youths, hasten to fight blasphemy and rescue your Iraqi brothers. Help your selfless Islamic Republic brothers, as tomorrow is late. I implore God to grant victory to Islam and Muslims.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini