Iraq Threatens to Expel U.S. Troops After Strike in Baghdad

Iraq on Thursday (Feb 8) condemned the U.S. for the latest strike on Iraqi soil and said the military aggression is pushing Baghdad closer to kicking American troops out of the country.

Yahya Rasool, the spokesperson for Iraq’s commander-in-chief, blasted the U.S. for what he said was a “blatant assassination” of an Iranian-backed militia leader “in the heart of a residential neighborhood” in Baghdad.

Rasool said the U.S. has shown “no regard for civilian lives or international laws.”

“By this act, the American forces jeopardize civil peace, violate Iraqi sovereignty, and disregard the safety and lives of our citizens,” Rasool said in a statement.

🔗Source: The Hill

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