The Iraqi Parliament: US troops out of the country
2020-01-05T15:04:32.182Z
The Iraqi parliament has passed a resolution calling for an end to the presence of all foreign troops in the country. The aim of the text is to get the US to withdraw the approximately 5,000 troops present in various regions of Iraq, following the killing of the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad. The resigned Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, in his speech to Parliament, had asked to take the "necessary measures" to end the presence of foreign forces, without specifically mentioning the Americans. The prime minister spoke of the end of trust, divergence of priorities and lack of respect. The Iraqi Parliament had reached the necessary quorum (170 of 328 deputies present) to hold the emergency session, convened to discuss the future of the US military presence in Iraq. As the images circulating on social networks show, the deputies had brought images of the Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in the classroom, and many had chanted slogans such as "Yes. Yes Soleimani", "Yes, yes al-Muhandis" (the number two of the coalition pro-Iranian paramilitary Hashed al Shaabi, also killed in the raid) and "No, no America", "No, no Israel". Protest at the UN in Baghdad The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has sent a formal protest against the US raid in which the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani was killed to the UN secretary-general and to the UN Security Council. Various local media report it. Iraq, US correspondent summoned: "Sovereignty violated" Previously, the Iraqi foreign ministry had summoned the American envoy to Baghdad, to protest the "violation of sovereignty" represented by the US raid in which two days ago he was Iranian commander Soleimani and Mohandis killed at the head of one of the pro-Iranian Iraqi militias integrated into the regular army. The ministry said so. Anti-ISIS coalition suspends operations in Iraq The international anti-ISIS coalition led by the United States has announced that it has suspended operations in Iraq. "Our priority is to protect the personnel of the coalition engaged in the fight against Daesh - reads a coalition statement - Repeated rocket attacks in the last two months by the Hezbollah militias have resulted in the death of Iraqi security forces and a American civilian. As a result, we are now committed to protecting Iraqi bases that house coalition troops. This limits our ability to train our partners and support their operations against Daesh, and we have therefore suspended these activities, which are subject to constant review. " . Thousands at the funeral procession for Soleimani in Iran Thousands of people welcomed the coffin of General Qassem Soleimani in Iran, whose body arrived from Iraq after the senior Pasdaran exponent was killed by a US raid near Baghdad. Soleimani's deputy, Esmail Ghaani, has taken his place at the helm of the Quds forces. The coffin was transferred to Ahvaz in southern Iran. Welcomed by a guard of honor, he was then slowly moved to the streets invaded by a river of people dressed in black, who beat their chests and showed photos of the general and Shiite flags. At the procession people waved red flags, the color of the "blood of the martyrs"), green (the color of Islam) and white flags decorated with religious slogans, as well as portraits of the general, crying and shouting "Death to America". After a further transfer to Mashhad, the remains of the high commander of the Guardians of the Revolution will be brought to Tehran and Qom on Monday for public processions, finally Tuesday in the hometown of Kerman for burial. It is the first time that Iran honors a single person with a ceremony in various cities, which had not even been organized for Khomeini's death in 1989. <blockquote class = "twitter-tweet"> <p lang = " en "dir =" ltr "> Huge Crowd Bid Farewell to Iconic Gen. Soleimani in Ahwaz <a href="https://t.co/N2sRfIokWn"> pic.twitter.com/N2sRfIokWn </a> </p> - Fars News Agency (@EnglishFars) <a href="https://twitter.com/EnglishFars/status/1213823241179058177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> January 5, 2020 </a> </blockquote> <script async src = "https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset = "utf-8"> </script> Washington-Tehran tension Meanwhile the clash between the US and Iran becomes increasingly bitter after the killing of General Soleimani . "If American forces want to stay alive, they should evacuate their military bases in the region and leave," said the deputy head of the revolutionary guards, General Mohammadreza Naghdi. "If Iran attacks us - Trump's response - the US will hit 52 Iranian sites". Any US military action against Iran will be in line with international law. This was assured by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after President Donald Trump threatened with numerous Iranian targets, including cultural and historical sites. "We will act according to the law", he told ABC broadcaster, "we will behave within the perimeter of the system, we have always done it and we will do it". Iran Appeals to the UN Security Council Iran has appealed to the UN Security Council for the killing of Soleimani. This was announced by the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Abbas Mousavi. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already taken political, legal and international measures, including at the United Nations and Security Council level," Mousavi said in a briefing, as reported by international agencies. Iranian Councilor Khamenei: The Response Will Be Military Iran's response to the killing of General Qassem Soleimani will be military. Hatin Dehghan, Ayatollah Khamenei's defense adviser, told CNN. "The answer will certainly be military and to military sites," he said. "We have absolutely not looked for conflicts and we will not look for conflicts," said Dehghan. "It was America that started the conflict." Meeting in Tehran on exit from the nuclear agreement Iran will decide today the measures to be taken in its fifth phase of disengagement from the nuclear agreement, launched in response to the unilateral withdrawal of the United States and the restoration of sanctions. This was announced by Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi in a televised speech two days after the assassination in an American raid on Baghdad of the powerful Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani. "Regarding the fifth phase, the decision had already been made, but considering the current situation, some changes will be made in an important meeting tonight," said Mousavi. The nuclear deal was signed by Iran and world powers in 2015 and Washington decided to withdraw in 2018.
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January 5, 2020 The Iraqi parliament has passed a resolution calling for an end to the presence of all foreign troops in the country. The aim of the text is to get the US to withdraw the approximately 5,000 troops present in various regions of Iraq, following the killing of the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad. The resigned Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, in his speech to Parliament, had asked to take the "necessary measures" to end the presence of foreign forces, without specifically mentioning the Americans. The prime minister spoke of the end of trust, divergence of priorities and lack of respect. The Iraqi Parliament had reached the quorum needed (170 out of 328 deputies present) to hold the emergency session, convened to discuss the future of the US military presence in Iraq. As the images circulating on social networks show, the deputies had brought images of the Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in the classroom, and many had chanted slogans such as "Yes. Yes Soleimani", "Yes, yes al-Muhandis" (the number two of the coalition pro-Iranian paramilitary Hashed al Shaabi, also killed in the raid) and "No, no America", "No, no Israel". The protest at the UN in Baghdad The Iraqi foreign ministry has sent a formal protest against the US raid in which the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani was killed to the UN secretary general and security council. Various local media report it. Iraq, US correspondent summoned: "Sovereignty violated" Earlier, the Iraqi foreign ministry had summoned the American envoy to Baghdad to protest the "violation of sovereignty" represented by the US raid in which the Iranian commander Soleimani and Mohandis was killed two days ago as head of one of the militias. pro-Iranian Iraqis, integrated into the regular army. The ministry said so. The anti-ISIS coalition suspends operations in Iraq The U.S.-led international anti-Isis coalition has announced that it has suspended operations in Iraq. "Our priority is to protect the personnel of the coalition engaged in the fight against Daesh - reads a coalition statement - Repeated rocket attacks in the last two months by the Hezbollah militias have resulted in the death of Iraqi security forces and a American civilian. As a result, we are now committed to protecting Iraqi bases that house coalition troops. This limits our ability to train our partners and support their operations against Daesh, and we have therefore suspended these activities, which are subject to constant review. " . Thousands attend the funeral procession for Soleimani in Iran Thousands of people welcomed the coffin of General Qassem Soleimani in Iran, whose body came from Iraq after the senior Pasdaran exponent was killed by a US raid near Baghdad. Soleimani's deputy, Esmail Ghaani, has taken his place at the helm of the Quds forces. The coffin was transferred to Ahvaz in southern Iran. Welcomed by a guard of honor, he was then slowly moved to the streets invaded by a river of people dressed in black, who beat their chests and showed photos of the general and Shiite flags. At the procession people waved red flags, the color of the "blood of the martyrs"), green (the color of Islam) and white flags decorated with religious slogans, as well as portraits of the general, crying and shouting "Death to America". After a further transfer to Mashhad, the remains of the high commander of the Guardians of the Revolution will be brought to Tehran and Qom on Monday for public processions, finally Tuesday in the hometown of Kerman for burial. It is the first time that Iran honors a single person with a ceremony in various cities, which had not even been organized for Khomeini's death in 1989. Huge Crowd Bid Farewell to Iconic Gen. Soleimani in Ahwaz pic.twitter.com/N2sRfIokWn
- Fars News Agency (@EnglishFars) January 5, 2020 Washington-Tehran tension Meanwhile, the clash between the US and Iran becomes increasingly bitter after the killing of General Soleimani. "If American forces want to stay alive, they should evacuate their military bases in the region and leave," said the deputy head of the revolutionary guards, General Mohammadreza Naghdi. "If Iran attacks us - Trump's response - the US will hit 52 Iranian sites ". Any US military action against Iran will be in line with international law. This was assured by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after President Donald Trump threatened with numerous Iranian targets, including cultural and historical sites. "We will act according to the law," he told the ABC broadcaster, "we will behave within the perimeter of the system, we have always done it and we will do it." Iran appeals to the UN security council Iran appealed to the UN Security Council for the killing of Soleimani. This was announced by the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Abbas Mousavi. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already taken political, legal and international measures, including at the United Nations and Security Council level," Mousavi said in a briefing, as reported by international agencies. Iranian Councilor Khamenei: the answer will be military Iran's response to the killing of General Qassem Soleimani will be military. Hatin Dehghan, Ayatollah Khamenei's defense adviser, told CNN. "The answer will certainly be military and to military sites," he said. "We have absolutely not looked for conflicts and we will not look for conflicts," said Dehghan. "It was America that started the conflict." Tehran meeting on exit from nuclear deal Iran will decide today on the measures to be taken in its fifth phase of disengagement from the nuclear deal, launched in response to the unilateral withdrawal of the United States and the restoration of sanctions. This was announced by Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi in a televised speech two days after the assassination in an American raid on Baghdad of the powerful Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani. "Regarding the fifth phase, the decision had already been made, but considering the current situation, some changes will be made in an important meeting tonight," said Mousavi. The nuclear deal was signed by Iran and world powers in 2015 and Washington decided to withdraw in 2018.
