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Iraqi Parliament Votes in Favor of Expelling U.S. Troops

Vote poses a pivotal test to American forces that have been instrumental in the defeat of Islamic State

Though it has no legal force, the vote casts further doubt on the future of an American troop presence that has been instrumental in the defeat of Islamic State, even as powerful Iranian-backed factions have come to dominate the government.

One of those militias, Kataib Hezbollah, threatened lawmakers who failed to show up at the session or vote in favor the resolution, branding them traitors.

A senior state department official earlier this week said the U.S. was working with its Iraqi allies to prevent the vote taking place, characterizing the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani as supporting the sovereignty of Iraq against Iran.

“We’d certainly be very disappointed if there was some sort of adverse decision by the Iraqi parliament,” said national security adviser Robert O’Brien before the vote. “We’ve invested a lot in the future of Iraq and the friendship that we have with the Iraqi people, so we’re looking forward and hopeful that we’ll have a good relationship with Iraq going forward.”
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