Pentagon: Our relationship is very strong with Iraqi forces and is not affected by the election resu
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 8:40 amPentagon: Our relationship is very strong with Iraqi forces and is not affected by the election results
2018/5/19 17:24
[Ayn-Baghdad]
The Pentagon confirmed that its relationship with the Iraqi army will not change after the alliance of Sowron, which includes the Sadrist movement, the largest number of seats in the House of Representatives.
Asked about the possibility of deterioration of relations with the Iraqi army in the event of the hand of Moqtada al-Sadr, the head ofthe Central Command of US forces, on operations in the Middle East, General Joseph Fotel, in particular as he repeatedly demanded the departure of US forces Iraq "We have very strong relations with the Iraqi security forces ... Their soldiers, like our soldiers, are far from politics. They focused on the security of the elections, and I think they did a good job ... so I am not worried about our relations with the Iraqi security forces because of the elections."
"The priority for them is to ensure the protection of their people and to improve the capabilities and professionalism of their forces," he said.
"The US withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal has had no impact on the ground in Iraq," he said.
alliraqnews.com
2018/5/19 17:24
[Ayn-Baghdad]
The Pentagon confirmed that its relationship with the Iraqi army will not change after the alliance of Sowron, which includes the Sadrist movement, the largest number of seats in the House of Representatives.
Asked about the possibility of deterioration of relations with the Iraqi army in the event of the hand of Moqtada al-Sadr, the head ofthe Central Command of US forces, on operations in the Middle East, General Joseph Fotel, in particular as he repeatedly demanded the departure of US forces Iraq "We have very strong relations with the Iraqi security forces ... Their soldiers, like our soldiers, are far from politics. They focused on the security of the elections, and I think they did a good job ... so I am not worried about our relations with the Iraqi security forces because of the elections."
"The priority for them is to ensure the protection of their people and to improve the capabilities and professionalism of their forces," he said.
"The US withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal has had no impact on the ground in Iraq," he said.
alliraqnews.com