Source: AFP
BAGHDAD — Iraq is considering multiple options regarding the future of the US military presence, ranging from a limited mission to no trainers whatsoever, a top official told AFP on Monday.
The remarks from Ali al-Alaak, the general secretary of the cabinet, come amid an apparent impasse between Washington’s requirement of legal immunity for any US troops serving here beyond year-end, and a statement from Iraqi political leaders that there was “no need” for such protections.
“The US is insisting on that, and Iraq is insisting on not giving that,” Alaak said in an interview.
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