Iraqi groups disarmament hinges on US troops pullout: PM Sudani
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Iraq has pledged to bring all weapons under the control of the state, according to Premier Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, but he adds that will not work so long as there is a US-led coalition in the country.
Iraq can disarm resistance factions only when the US withdraws, prime minister said on Monday in an interview with Reuters.
Iraq has pledged to bring all weapons under the control of the state, but that will not work so long as there is a U.S.-led coalition in the country that some Iraqi factions view as an occupying force, the prime minister said on Monday.
“There is no ISIS. Security and stability? Thank God it’s there… so give me the excuse for the presence of 86 states [in a coalition],” said.