Iraq: start of discussions with Washington on the future of the international coalition

2024-01-27T22:48:04.260Z

Highlights: Iraq: start of discussions with Washington on the future of the international coalition. Baghdad is clear: we must end the mandate of theInternational coalition against Daesh. For this, a timetable must be established and negotiations will take time. The Supreme Military Commission, a commission formed for the occasion, will study 3 points: the level of threat that Daesh represents today operational imperatives and the effective capabilities of the Iraqi forces. A new framework will be established, Baghdad asserts, for future security cooperation between Iraq and each Coalition country.

In Iraq, the Prime Minister launched the first discussions with Washington on Saturday January 27 in Baghdad to reduce the presence of international armed forces in the country and put an end to their…

Iraq: start of discussions with Washington on the future of the international coalition

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani (right) and U.S. Major General Joel "JB" Vowell (2nd right) participate in a meeting with senior officials of the Iraqi armed forces and the U.S.-led coalition United during the first round of negotiations on the future of American and foreign troops in the country, in Baghdad, January 27, 2024. AFP - HADI MIZBAN

By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in Baghdad,

Marie-Charlotte Roupie

This is a first stage of discussions. Baghdad is clear: we must end the mandate of the international coalition against Daesh. For this, a timetable must be established and negotiations will take time.

The Supreme Military Commission, a commission formed for the occasion, will study 3 points:

the level of threat that Daesh represents today
operational imperatives
and the effective capabilities of the Iraqi forces.

A new framework will be established, Baghdad asserts, for future security cooperation between Iraq and each Coalition country.

The spokesperson for the American State Department stressed that it is indeed a question of preparing a transition and not a departure of American forces from Iraq.

At the same time, attacks continue on American interests in the country. And an armed group close to Iran reaffirmed, in a press release, its desire to continue its attacks until all American soldiers have left Iraqi soil.

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Iraq: start of discussions with Washington on the future of the international coalition

Iraq: start of discussions with Washington on the future of the international coalition

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