Washington: We Support The Sovereignty Of Iraq And Are Holding Talks With It About The American Military Situation There, 9 FEB

Washington: We Support The Sovereignty Of Iraq And Are Holding Talks With It About The American Military Situation There

Time: 02/08/2024 Read: 936 times {Politics: Al-Furat News} US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced Washington’s support for the sovereignty and unity of Iraq. Kirby said in a press statement, "We have good relations with Iraq and we support its territorial sovereignty."

He added, "We are holding talks with Iraq about the American military situation in the country."

The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasool, announced in a brief statement this evening, a copy of which {Al-Furat News} received, that “to discuss and schedule the end of the international coalition’s mission in Iraq, the Supreme Bilateral Military Technical Committee between Iraq and the United States of America will resume its work next Sunday.”

It is noteworthy that Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani confirmed during his meeting with the Spanish Minister of Defense today that “the insistence on ending the international coalition’s mission in Iraq comes after the Iraqi forces gained advanced capabilities in combating terrorism, and the remnants of ISIS no longer pose a threat to the Iraqi state.”  LINK