Iraq calls for foreign forces to leave after US killing of Iran commander

While such resolutions are not binding on the government, this one is likely to be heeded: Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdihad earlier called on parliament to end foreign troop presence as soon as possible.

Pompeo told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Washington was watching very closely what took place in the Iraqi parliament. He did not say whether the United States would remove its troops from Iraq if requested by the Iraqi government.

“It is the United States that is prepared to help the Iraqi people get what it is they deserve and continue our mission there to take down terrorism from (Islamic State militants) and others in the region,” Pompeo said in the interview. “That is in defense of the Iraqi people and is good for America, too.”

Some 5,000 US troops remain in Iraq, most in an advisory role.

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