Iraqi PM reveals Iraq no longer needs US-led Coalition forces
US Army soldiers stand next to a guided-missile launcher in the village of Abu Ghaddur, east of Tal Afar, Iraq. Photo: AP
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, confirmed on Tuesday that the terrorist organization ISIS no longer represents a threat to Iraq.
During a press interview with The National, Al-Sudani said that Iraq no longer needs the international coalition that was formed to confront ISIS.
Al-Sudani explained that the Iraqi-US joint committee will hold a meeting this month to discuss promoting the bilateral relationship with the United States in terms of security cooperation.
The Iraqi Prime Minister indicated that the current Syrian regime is better than an unknown alternative that may plunge the region into a second war with ISIS, which would threaten security in Iraq and the region.
Al-Sudani recently confirmed that the form of the relationship with the international coalition will be determined in the coming days.
The US President, Joe Biden, and the former Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, signed an agreement that officially ends the combat missions of US forces in Iraq by the end of 2021, more than 18 years after US forces were sent to the country.
Biden stressed that the American role in Iraq will focus on assistance in training Iraqi security forces, in addition to combating the terrorist organization ISIS through intelligence support.