Iraq’s parliament on Sunday voted in favor of removing US troops after a powerful Iranian military commander was killed in a US airstrike in Baghdad. President Trump has threatened with sanctions should the plan go forward.
The Iraqi authorities have begun the preapartions for removing US troops from the country, Abdul-Karim Khalaf, a security spokesman for Iraq’s prime minister, told reporters on Monday.
He said that the US-led international coalition will be allowed to consult, arm and train Iraqi military personnel, but the troops will be removed from the country.
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