Iraq Parliament orders withdrawal of U.S troop

Lawmakers in Iraq have demanded that Iraq government end the presence of American troops in the country.

The decision, which was made today, was as a result of the killing of the Iranian leader of the elite Quds Force, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, on Iraqi soil by the United States.

While reacting to the new development, the speaker of the Parliament, Mohammed Halbusi, noted that it was necessary to end the international coalition between U.S and Iraq.

“The parliament has voted to commit the Iraqi government to cancel its request to the international coalition for help to fight IS,” he said.

The decision would end the mission approved in 2014 that gave the United States the explicit task of helping the Iraqi forces to fight the Islamic State.

That agreement gave the Americans substantial latitude to launch attacks and use Iraqi airspace. A pullout of the estimated 5,200 American troops could cripple the fight against the Islamic State, or ISIS, and could allow its resurgence.

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