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Sunday 12 May 2019 - 15:44
Story Code : 348525

Pro-Iran militia leader lashes out against Pompeo visit to Baghdad

Al-Monitor | : A leaderof the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) reacted aggressively May9to this week's visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Baghdad, which was not announced beforehand.


Americans are in a trouble now, especially considering that US troops' bases are known in Iraq and the region and can be targeted easily, a senior PMU commander, Moeen al-Kadhimi, said at a press conference two days after Pompeo's visit. He said, Pompeo's statements indicate the great fear Americans are witnessing today.Kadhimi said thetargeting of US troops inside and outside of Iraq is always an option if the United Statesencroaches on Iraqi sovereignty.


On May 8, Nouri al-Maliki, aformer prime minister and the head of the State of Law Coalition, said, Iraq shoulddistance itselffrom any regional or international conflict and its sovereignty must be respected.In his meeting with Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David M. Satterfield, Maliki added,Iraq should not be a departure point for any attack against others.




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