Prime Minister Iraq Muhammad Shiya al-Sudani said that coalition forces at the head of the United States in the struggle against the terrorist organization Daesh should be withdrawn from the territory of Iraq.
In an interview with the Reuters news agency, Sudani touched on the presence of the presence of coalition forces in Iraq.
Having stated that they want the forces of the international coalition led by the United States to quickly leave Iraq, he admitted that this can be carried out by “negotiations”.
Prime Minister of Iraq Sudani noted that the presence of coalition forces in Iraq against the backdrop of a Gaza war can “destabilize” the region.
The prime minister added that this should not be an excuse for any internal or outside side that wants to destabilize Iraq and the region.
The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced on January 5 that one of the leaders of the Shiite Nujba Shiite movement Abu Takva al-Saidi, associated with the Iranian group “Hashd al-Shaabi, was killed as a result of an air strike in the capital of Iraq Baghdad.
– a statement by the Prime Minister of the Sudani that the existence of the coalition has no reason
Prime Minister of Iraq Muhammad Shiya al-Sudani declared on January 5: “The government is in the process of starting the work of the bilateral commission to completely stop the presence of coalition forces. Nothing will be ignored to protect the sovereignty of Iraq. We confirm our invariable position on the cessation of the presence of coalition forces that have no reason for their presence in Iraq. “
In Iraq, the government sent a message to the mobile phones of citizens with the question of “whether the forces of the international coalition under the leadership of the United States to combat ISIS continue its presence in the country.”
A message with the text “Dear citizen, do you support the continuation of the international coalition mission in Iraq were sent to the Iraqi mobile phones?”
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The Rights of Shiite Political Leaders and militias also made statements that coalition forces should leave the country. It was also argued that the group of Shiite deputies would collect signatures for the withdrawal of coalition forces from the country.
January 5, 2020, the Iraq parliament voted to the decision to withdraw all foreign troops from the country.