Related Post
Denial IraqToday, Monday, additional foreign forces entered its territory, within the framework of the international coalition forces led by the United States to fight ISIS.
This came in a statement issued by the head of the Iraqi Security Media Cell (official), Major General Tahseen Al-Khafaji, according to what was reported by the official Iraqi News Agency (INA).
According to the agency, the head of the Security Media Cell, Major General Tahseen Al-Khafaji, denied reports about the entry of additional forces from the international coalition into Iraq.
The international coalition against ISIS was established in September 2014 to fight the organization in Iraq and Syria. It includes 85 countries and partner organizations, and there are about 2,500 American soldiers in Iraq.
The agency quoted Al-Khafaji as confirming that Iraq does not need any foreign forces, noting that the presence of the international coalition is limited to providing advice, training, and security information.
Al-Khafaji pointed to the imminent activation of the work of the joint committee between Iraq and the international coalition, one of whose parts includes scheduling the withdrawal of the coalition from Iraq, and reconsidering the nature of the relationship in general.
Press reports
There were reports published by American media, quoting military officials, who said that Washington intends to increase the number of its forces in Iraq and Syria to fight ISIS, which was not officially confirmed by the American side.
American press reports spoke of Washington’s intention to send 1,500 American soldiers to Iraq and Syria, in the largest deployment in the Middle East since 2008.
On January 5, the Pentagon announced the killing of Abu Taqwa al-Saidi, one of the leaders Al-Nujaba MovementIt is a affiliated Shiite militia force For the popular crowdIn an air strike in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad; Because she saw him as a threat.
Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani announced at the time the formation of a bilateral committee to arrange an end to the presence of international coalition forces in the country, stressing Baghdad’s firm and principled position to achieve this, after strongly condemning the recent American strikes.
Tension has escalated in Iraq between armed factions (the authorities confirm that they are official security forces) and American forces, against the backdrop of the Israeli war on Gaza, which has been continuing since last October 7.
In this context, the formation was announced Iraqi Islamic ResistanceIn statements, it carried out attacks on the coalition base at Ain al-Assad and Erbil airports in western Iraq, as well as on Tal al-Baidar in northern Syria, and the al-Tanf base in southern Syria, in solidarity with the Gaza Strip.
