Rasool: Technical committee determines scheduling foreign forces withdrawal

INA - Baghdad

The spokesman for the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, confirmed on Saturday, that the scheduling of the withdrawal of foreign forces is determined by the technical committees within the strategic dialogue.
 
"There is a schedule for the withdrawal of foreign forces during periods to be determined after the meeting of the technical committees that were formed under the command of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, headed by the Army Chief of Staff to manage this file within the strategic dialogue," said Rasool to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).

Rasool pointed out that "Iraq does not need any US or foreign troops carrying arms and fighting with the Iraqi forces, and does not need fighters on the ground, with the exception of the Iraqi forces,” 

"Iraq is working with NATO as the purpose of this topic is training and equipment of the military leadership as Iraq has trained forces that can defend the homeland and the people,” he added.

Rasool explained that "the investigation committees are continuing and the intelligence effort is continuing with regard to targeting headquarters, airports and international missions with missiles and pursuing the sources of bombing,”

"Targeting the airport or any area with missiles, which are not smart missiles, are located on Iraqi military installations and bases and the victims are Iraqis so that the capabilities of the armed forces are fully built to be able to protect the country,” Rasool included.