Iraq says US forces withdrawing from Syria have no approval to stay

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BAGHDAD (REUTERS) - US forces that crossed into Iraq as part of a pull-out from Syria do not have permission to stay and can only be there in transit, the Iraqi military said on Tuesday (Oct 22).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BAGHDAD - US forces that crossed into Iraq as part of a pull-out from Syria do not have permission to stay and can only be there in transit, the Iraqi military said on Tuesday .

A senior US defence official later clarified that the situation was still fluid and plans could change.

 

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So, they’re just barging into Iraq? Thought Iraq was a sovereign state? To DT, sovereignty may be too much to grasp.

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