The Iraqi prime minister stresses the “need” for the survival of the American forces
The Iraqi prime minister stresses the “need” for the survival of the American forces
1-16-2023
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani, considered that his country is still at the present time “needing the foreign forces” present in it, most of which are American. “Eliminating the Islamic State will take some time.”
He explained, “We do not need forces fighting inside Iraqi territory,” explaining that “the threat to Iraq comes from the infiltration of (extremist organization) cells from Syria.”
The United States has about two thousand military personnel in Iraq to carry out training and advisory missions. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is also carrying out a non-combat mission in Iraq, in which, according to its website, “hundreds” of personnel from several member states or NATO partners (Australia, Finland and Sweden) participate.
And the Prime Minister continued by saying: «I do not think that it is impossible for Iraq to have a good relationship with both Iran and the United States».
Al-Sudani’s government, which won confidence after a year of sometimes bloody clashes, relies on the support of pro-Iranian parties that dominate parliament. Iraq also relies heavily on gas and electricity from its eastern neighbor, while its government faces enormous expectations from Iraqis exhausted by a serious economic and social crisis.
At the end of November, the Iraqi Prime Minister paid a visit to Tehran, where he promised to enhance cooperation on the security and economic levels.
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