Iraqi lawmakers are seen during a parliamentary session in Baghdad. Reuters
Bryant Harris, Al-Monitor: White House defiant as Iraq threatens to expel US troops over Soleimani strike
Iraq's caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi is convening an emergency session of parliament Sunday to discuss the US assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the Tehran-backed deputy leader of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units.
The emergency session could lead to a longtime goal of Iran’s proxies in Iraq: the expulsion of US forces from Iraq, potentially jeopardizing the campaign against the remnants of the Islamic State.
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Update #1: Iraqi parliament vows to ‘put an end to US presence' in country (Washington Examiner)
Update #2: Rival Shi'ite leaders in Iraq call for U.S. troop expulsion in rare show of unity (Reuters)
WNU Editor: As I had mentioned in a previous post. If I was President Trump, I would take this opportunity to leave.
