
Iraq says ‘not happy’ with ‘dangerous’ US pullout threat
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 30, 2020 - Baghdad is not happy with a dangerous threat by Washington to pull its troops and diplomats out of Iraq, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said Wednesday.
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