Iraqi party demands total withdrawal of US military forces

Baghdad, Apr 25 (Prensa Latina) The Asaib Ahl al-Haq (League of the Just) party on Sunday demanded the total withdrawal of US military forces from Iraq, after statements that Washington plans to remain in the Arab country.

April 25, 2021
08:57

The party’s general secretary, Qais Khazali, stated that the US lack of seriousness is evident, so no negotiation is possible with them.

In order to expel them, it is necessary to do what the Afghans did, constant hostility, he added.

Khazali responded in those terms to a comment by the chief of the Central Command of the United States, Kenneth McKenzie, who confirmed that he did not see the end of the US troops’ mission in Iraq.

McKenzie said that a total withdrawal is not foreseen.

In that regard, Khazali noted that McKenzie’s comments are a clear indication that the US Government has not taken the withdrawal of its forces seriously.

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