The Iraqi Parliament voted for the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country
The Iraqi Parliament voted for cancellation of the contract with the coalition in battle against Islamic state * and the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country, said the TV channel " al Arabiya ".
before the proposal was expressed by the acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, Adil Abdul Mahdi. According to his statement, it would help to reformat relations with the US and other States, as well as to maintain friendly relations on the basis of respect for sovereignty and non-interference in internal Affairs.
Before that, the coalition, the United States suspended military training in Iraq. In addition, the command stressed that they are partners to fight against ISIS*.
The situation in Baghdad worsened on December 31, when protesters tried to storm the residence of the U.S. Ambassador. Demonstrations of disagreement was started immediately after the funeral of those killed in the attacks by American unmanned aerial vehicles of members of the Shiite group " Kataib Hezbollah ". The military used tear gas, the first of January the attack was over.
the head of Iraq Barham Saleh, condemned the attack on protesters at the residence of the U.S. Ambassador in Baghdad and called such actions "an attack on the sovereignty" of Iraq itself.
on the night of January 3 the United States conducted in the area of the international airport of Baghdad in the operation against the commander of an elite unit of Iran army - special forces "Quds" General Qasem Soleimani and Deputy head of the Iraqi Shiite militia, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, which in the US capital believed to be involved in the attack on the American Ambassador's residence in Baghdad on 31 December.
*Banned in Russia as a terrorist organization
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