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Iraq calls for foreign troops to leave after U.S. killing of Iranian commander
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Iraq’s parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave amid a growing backlash against the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander that has heightened fears of a wider Middle East conflict. Iraq calls for foreign troops to leave after U.S. killing of Iranian commander
Iraq’s parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave amid a growing backlash against the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander that has heightened fears of a wider Middle East conflict.
Iraq's Parliament has called for US and other foreign military forces to leave amid a growing backlash against Washington's killing of a top Iranian military commander.
Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed on Friday in a US drone strike near Baghdad airport, an attack that has stoked concerns about a major military escalation between Tehran and Washington.
Soleimani was the architect of Tehran's overseas clandestine and military operations as head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force.
The Iraqi parliament passed a resolution calling on the Government to work to end all foreign troop presence, reflecting the concern of many in Iraq that the strike could engulf the country in a major war between two bigger powers.
