January 15, 2023
Baghdad / Obelisk: In an interview with The Wall Street Journal published on Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani defended the presence of US forces in his country, without specifying a timetable for their withdrawal.
He added in the interview that the need for foreign forces still exists and that the eradication of ISIS needs more time, referring to the teams of US and NATO forces that train and assist Iraqi units in combating ISIS militants, but remain largely untouched by actual fighting.
Al-Sudani, who took office last October, told the newspaper that he intends to send a high-level delegation to Washington for talks with US officials next month, adding that Iraq would like its relations with Washington to be similar to those enjoyed by Saudi Arabia and other producing countries. oil and gas in the Gulf.
Al-Sudani’s speech attracted the attention of international agencies, and Archyde.com quoted the newspaper as to whether Al-Sudani might weave good relations with Iran and the United States, as he said in his statement to the newspaper.
In a related context, there are talks regarding a dispute between the Sudanese government and the Shiite parties that support it over the position on the American presence in Iraq.
Ali al-Ghanmi, a member of the political bureau in the Euphrates Movement, led by Prime Minister Muhammad al-Sudani, said regarding the differences within the coordination framework or the state administration coalition over the relationship with the United States, according to his statements published in local media.
Al-Ghanimi, a former deputy, explained that some political parties – he did not name them – have reservations regarding the relationship with Washington because of the airport incident. in order to.
It is hoped that Al-Sudani’s protocol visit to Washington will discuss the common security file between Baghdad and Washington, especially with the presence of an escalation by the armed factions once morest the American presence.
The leader of the Sayyid al-Shuhada Brigades, Abbas al-Zaidi, revealed to Al-Masalla the resistance’s dissatisfaction with the actions of the government of Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani.
Al-Sudani had stressed the importance of continuing joint work, especially in the field of advising and training the Iraqi forces, which are fighting the confrontation once morest terrorism effectively and professionally.
Al-Zaidi told Al-Masalla: We reject the intervention of the US embassy in the Iraqi issue, warning once morest complete submission to the occupation, as there is no specific ceiling for the goals and aggressive projects of the occupation in Iraq or the region across Iraq.
A member of the House of Representatives, Jassim Al-Moussawi, directed a request to Parliament regarding the presence of foreign forces on Iraqi soil, and while he confirmed that the US forces had caused major violations to the country, he considered Washington’s allegations of providing aid to Iraq as “false.”
Maqarat expects that the current government is aware of the impact of the escalation on the internal political and economic situation, and that it does not want the relationship with Washington to deteriorate.
And the leader in the framework, Mahmoud Al-Hayani, considered the talk regarding the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq unreal, and just a media talk.
In light of the security calm during the Sudanese era until now, it is not known whether it was a temporary truce decision, or a framework government decision to coexist permanently with the American presence in Iraq.
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