Iraq determined not to let foreigners use its territory to fight IS
According to Voice of Russia, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari announced on December 10 that he would not allow foreign troops to be deployed on Iraqi territory to fight the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group.
Speaking to Fars News Agency after a trilateral meeting in Tehran with his Iranian and Syrian counterparts, al-Jaafari said that the Iraqi army can handle its tasks on its own, stressing that in the fight against IS, the government army has received active support from militias.
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| Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. (Source: aawsat.net) |
The Iraqi Foreign Minister made the statement after Western media reported that Saudi Arabia asked Iraqi authorities to allow troops to be deployed in the country to fight IS./.
According to VNA
