Iraqi Parliament Holds Emergency Vote on 'US Troop Withdrawal' Resolution

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] The Iraqi parliament is reportedly set to hold an emergency session on the 5th (local time) to vote on a resolution for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. This is a response to the U.S. military's bombing on the 3rd at Baghdad airport that killed key figures from the Iranian military and Iraqi Shiite militias.

According to major foreign media, Ammar al-Siblawi, a Shiite member of parliament, stated, "With Daesh (the Arabic acronym for ISIS) eradicated, there is no longer a need for U.S. troop presence," adding, "We are a country with an army capable of self-defense."

After the U.S. military bombed and killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the Iraqi Shiite militias (PMF), the Iraqi government strongly protested.

This was because the U.S. military conducted unilateral military operations within Iraqi territory without seeking permission or consent from the Iraqi government. The United States emphasized that this operation was a self-defensive measure to protect its citizens abroad.

Currently, about 5,200 U.S. troops are stationed across 12 military bases in Iraq. They are responsible for repelling remnants of ISIS and training the Iraqi army.

While the Iraqi parliament's resolution for U.S. troop withdrawal is necessary when the government demands troop withdrawal from the U.S. government, it is doubtful whether the U.S. government will accept it.

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi appeared at the funeral of the two figures held in Baghdad on the 4th, expressing his displeasure with the U.S. military's arbitrary military operations within Iraq.

Regarding the controversy over sovereignty infringement, conservative scholars in the U.S. argue that since Iraq allowed the U.S. military presence, the U.S. has the right to conduct military operations in Iraq for self-defense against threats.

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