Iraq’s Parliament Passes Resolution To Expel US-Led Coalition Troops From The Country. Vote Was Split Along Sectarian Lines With Sunni And Kurds Representatives Voting Against

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Reuters: Iraqi parliament passes resolution to end foreign troop presence

BAGHDAD, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Iraq’s parliament passed on Sunday a resolution telling the government to end the presence of foreign troops in Iraq and ensure they not use its land, air, and waters for any reason.

“The government commits to revoke its request for assistance from the international coalition fighting Islamic State due to the end of military operations in Iraq and the achievement of victory,” the resolution read.

“The Iraqi government must work to end the presence of any foreign troops on Iraqi soil and prohibit them from using its land, airspace or water for any reason.”

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WNU Editor: The vote in the Iraqi parliament was split along sectarian lines (see below):

The Iraqi government will now need to approve it, but that is not going to happen right now …. U.S. Troops Unlikely to Be Forced Out of Iraq Despite Calls for Their Expulsion, Analysts Say (Newsweek). The current Prime Minister is in a care-taker role, and the Sunni-Kurd opposition do not favour this move. Iraq is now deeply split not only along sectarian lines, but many within Iraq’s Shiite community have been leading the protest movement against the Iranian influence in the country, and the corruption that they have spawned.

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