“The US Armed Forces have no plans to withdraw troops from Iraq,” TASS quoted him as saying.
As The New Yourk Times wrote earlier, citing a source, the US Army resumed joint operations with Iraq against the Islamic State * terrorist group, which interrupted in early January.
Baghdad said they did not give permission to the US military to resume operations.
On January 10, Iraq called on the United States to send representatives to develop mechanisms for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraqi territory. The State Department said the United States did not intend to discuss the withdrawal of US troops with Iraq.
The Iraqi parliament made this decision after Washington carried out attacks on the territory of the republic, as a result of which the Iranian general Kassem Suleimani was killed.
* “Islamic State” (IG) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.