PM: Iraqi Soil Will Never Be Used Against Iran
BAGHDAD (Dispatches) -- Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has stressed that his country would never allow NATO or any other side to use the Iraqi territory against Iran.
Speaking to reporters during a weekly press conference here, Abadi said even when terrorist groups were controlling some parts of Iraq, Baghdad did not allow foreign countries to establish military bases in the country.
"We would never allow the Iraqi soil to be used against Iran by NATO or others,” he was quoted as saying by the Arabic-language Al-Sumaria News.
Abadi further pointed to a recent ambush attack against Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) in Al-Hawija in the northern province of Kirkuk, which claimed the lives of 27 forces, saying investigations are underway.
Iraq has been facing the growing threat of terrorism, mainly posed by the Daesh terrorist group.
When Daesh terrorists entered Iraq in the summer of 2014, Iran was the first country to help Baghdad against the Takfiri terror group. Iran has always voiced support for Iraq’s unity, territorial integrity and prosperity.
Speaking to reporters during a weekly press conference here, Abadi said even when terrorist groups were controlling some parts of Iraq, Baghdad did not allow foreign countries to establish military bases in the country.
"We would never allow the Iraqi soil to be used against Iran by NATO or others,” he was quoted as saying by the Arabic-language Al-Sumaria News.
Abadi further pointed to a recent ambush attack against Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) in Al-Hawija in the northern province of Kirkuk, which claimed the lives of 27 forces, saying investigations are underway.
Iraq has been facing the growing threat of terrorism, mainly posed by the Daesh terrorist group.
When Daesh terrorists entered Iraq in the summer of 2014, Iran was the first country to help Baghdad against the Takfiri terror group. Iran has always voiced support for Iraq’s unity, territorial integrity and prosperity.