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Trump has managed to unite the muslim factions
Posted on: January 3, 2020 at 11:23:50 CT
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Rival Shi'ite political leaders on Friday called for American troops to be expelled from Iraq after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad killed a senior Iranian general, in an unusual show of unity among factions that have squabbled for months.
The United States killed Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force and architect of Iran's growing military influence in the Middle East, in an air strike.
Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, an adviser to Soleimani, was also killed.
"We call on all national forces to unify their stance in order to expel foreign troops whose presence has become pointless in Iraq," said Hadi al-Amiri, leader of the powerful Badr Organisation militia.
Despite decades of enmity between Iran and the United States, Iran-backed militias and U.S. troops fought side-by-side during Iraq's 2014-2017 war against Islamic State militants.
With their help Iraq eventually succeeded in recapturing territory from jihadis who had overrun a third of the country.
Rival Shi'ite political leaders on Friday called for American troops to be expelled from Iraq after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad killed a senior Iranian general, in an unusual show of unity among factions that have squabbled for months.
The United States killed Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force and architect of Iran's growing military influence in the Middle East, in an air strike.
Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, an adviser to Soleimani, was also killed.
"We call on all national forces to unify their stance in order to expel foreign troops whose presence has become pointless in Iraq," said Hadi al-Amiri, leader of the powerful Badr Organisation militia.
Despite decades of enmity between Iran and the United States, Iran-backed militias and U.S. troops fought side-by-side during Iraq's 2014-2017 war against Islamic State militants.
With their help Iraq eventually succeeded in recapturing territory from jihadis who had overrun a third of the country.
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Trump has managed to unite the muslim factions - Ace AU - 1/3 11:23:50