Al-Sudani reiterates his request for the withdrawal of the Americans, but Washington may refuse due

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[size=52]Al-Sudani reiterates his request for the withdrawal of the Americans, but Washington may refuse due to ISIS threats[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad/ Tamim Al-Hassan[/size]
[size=45]During his presence at the International Economic Forum in Switzerland, Prime Minister Muhammad al-Sudani repeated his request to remove American forces from Iraq, while the question still remains: Will Washington implement this decision?[/size]
[size=45]Sudanese's latest request came hours after the Foreign Ministry announced that it would submit a complaint to the Security Council due to an Iranian missile attack on Erbil last Monday evening, without the Iraqi military system being able to repel any missile.[/size]
[size=45]At the same time, the factions that call themselves the “Iraqi Resistance” challenge all government measures to pursue and prevent attacks against Iraqi camps that include Western advisors. According to the Prime Minister's description.[/size]
[size=45]The war that ignited with the events in Gaza is also expanding in the region, and the United States is approaching the largest mobilization since 2008, according to American media - by sending 1,500 soldiers to Iraq, and continuing the Western coalition raids to confront the Red Sea attacks off the Gulf.[/size]
[size=45]Party offices in Iraq believe that Al-Sudani’s talk about removing the American forces is linked to “pressure from the factions” that participate in the government, and a reaction to the American strikes that targeted those groups, the most recent of which was the killing of the leader in Al-Nujaba, Mushtaq Talib Al-Saidi, nicknamed “Abu Taqwa.”[/size]
[size=45]These offices believe that in any scenario for the evacuation of Western forces, the Sudanese will avoid the date being during his term, as the date for the departure of American forces may be between 3 to 5 years away, while there is a debate about who has the authority to end the presence of these forces if it is Iraq or the Security Council, which In 2014, he decided to authorize an international coalition to fight ISIS at the request of Baghdad.[/size]
[size=45]In the government's latest position regarding the future of US forces in Iraq, it revealed in a statement a meeting between the Prime Minister and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, on the sidelines of the Davos Economic Forum.[/size]
[size=45]The statement said, “The meeting witnessed confirmation of the start of the work of the bilateral committee to review the presence of the international coalition in Iraq, which was agreed upon during the visit of the Minister of Defense to the United States of America in August of last year, and discussion of formulating a timetable for ending the coalition’s mission and moving to... Comprehensive bilateral relations with the coalition countries.”[/size]
[size=45]The statement indicated that “the meeting touched on the American President’s invitation to the Prime Minister to visit the United States of America, and agreeing to set a specific date between the two presidents’ teams.”[/size]
[size=45]During the meeting, Al-Sudani stressed his “rejection of any action that would violate Iraq’s sovereignty, and a direct response, especially the recent American attack that took place in Baghdad,” stressing at the same time “the government’s keenness to confront any attacks targeting the bases that house international coalition advisors.”[/size]
[size=45]On the other hand, the Sudanese does not mind cooperating with the international coalition in the field of armament and training, according to what was stated in another government statement during the first meeting with the Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, also in Davos.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Sudani had made it clear in an interview with Reuters that he wanted a quick and orderly exit of the coalition forces, after the increased enthusiasm of his partners in the coordination framework, when he announced for the first time at the beginning of this year the formation of a committee to set a timetable for the exit of those forces, during a gathering on the anniversary of the assassination. Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, deputy head of the PMF, hours after “Abu Taqwa” was killed.[/size]
[size=45]Before things got out of control, Moin Al-Kazemi, the MP and leader of the Badr Organization led by Hadi Al-Amiri, said afterward in a television interview: “It is wrong to remove those forces in a violent manner, because that will lead to consequences.”[/size]
[size=45]The US Department of Defense (the Pentagon) confirmed last week that it is not currently planning to withdraw its forces, numbering about 2,500 soldiers, from Iraq.[/size]
[size=45]On the other hand, Ghazi Faisal, the diplomat and director of the Iraqi Center for Strategic Studies, told Al-Mada: “This exit will not take place, because the American point of view differs from what Iraq sees.”[/size]
[size=45]Faisal confirms that “Washington believes that the reasons for the formation of the international coalition, which includes 82 countries, which came because of ISIS threats in the region, still exist, which is contrary to Iraqi estimates that indicate that there is no need for the presence of these forces.”[/size]
[size=45]The former diplomat believes: “For the United States, the threat of terrorism exists in Iraq, Syria, the Gulf, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Washington is also linked to agreements with Iraq to arm and train the army and develop its capabilities and expertise.”[/size]
[size=45]Faisal says, “The Baghdad government’s talk about the survival of Western advisors and trainers means the survival of the strategic framework agreement concluded between Iraq and the United States.”[/size]
[size=45]From a second point of view, political affairs researcher Wael Al-Rikabi told Al-Mada that “Iraq is not responsible for the regional situations taking place now, and Iraq is not a fulcrum for any country that wants to display its power in the region.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Rikabi adds: “The Americans say that they came to Iraq at the request of the Baghdad government, so it is natural for them to leave when the government requests that, while maintaining cooperation and respect for all countries within the international coalition.”[/size]
[size=45]The researcher believes that “the Sudanese is not obligated to declare the withdrawal of the forces and then back down from his position. Rather, these forces have become a source of concern for the Iraqis, and their presence suggests instability, in addition to the violations committed by these forces against sovereignty.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Rikabi confirms that the government is serious about scheduling the withdrawal of coalition forces, but because these forces have been linked to the security services for years, implementation requires “dialogues and time limits until the last soldier leaves.”[/size]
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