Iraq says it will under no circumstances permit the United States to build permanent military bases on its soil, which would be a violation of its sovereignty. “Baghdad firmly rejects the construction of US military bases on its soil,” said Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jaafari at the end of an ...
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haidar Abadi stressed on Wednesday that the fight for oil was behind the recent crisis of Kurdistan, denying claims that the federal authorities besiege the Kurdish region. Abadi added that it is internationally acknowledged that the federal authorities control the border exits, adding that Baghdad will keep ...
