Iraq denied the entry of more foreign forces into its territory

The international group of Fars news agency, “Tahsin al-Khafaji”, the head of Iraq’s security information headquarters, this afternoon (Monday), reacted to the report of the American media about the intention of the United States to send more troops to Syria and Iraq.

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The American network “CBC News” recently claimed in a report that Washington plans to send a large group of its troops to Iraq and Syria.

According to the official news agency of Iraq (wa), while denying the published news about the arrival of new troops in Iraq, Tahsin al-Khafaji said that Iraq has no need for foreign forces and the presence of international coalition forces in Iraq is limited to training and advising the Iraqi military.

The CBC network claimed in its report that the military group to be sent to Iraq includes 1,500 soldiers from the National Guard of New Jersey, who will be integrated into the international coalition known as the anti-ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

In response to this report, the head of Iraq’s security information headquarters also pointed out that the start of the joint committee of Iraq and the international coalition is near, and one of its plans is the timing for the withdrawal of the coalition from Iraq and review The general shape of this military group’s relations with the Iraqi side.

Al-Khafaji said in this regard: “A perspective on the signing of bilateral memorandums and [new] agreements between Iraq and some relevant members of the coalition regarding armaments. , there is training and exchange of information”.

Washington and Baghdad during the prime ministership of “Mustafa Al-Kazemi” agreed on limiting the activities of the American military in Iraqi territory to advising and training Iraqi forces. This agreement was concluded following the opposition of Iraqi groups to the presence of foreign forces in Iraq after the martyrdom of General Haj Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC’s Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, vice-chairman of the Martyr Al-Hashd al-Shaabi Organization of Iraq.

However, the Iraqi forces have always emphasized that the Americans have not adhered to the agreement with the Iraqi side and that their combat forces are still present in Iraqi territory. Earlier, in an interview with “Reuters” news agency, he said that Iraq is trying to withdraw the international coalition forces from the country in a quick and organized way. The American in Iraq had called the current war situation in the Gaza strip destabilizing; But he did not mention the time of the withdrawal of American forces from Iraq.

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