Iraq PM Abadi Rejects Foreign Ground Intervention in Iraq
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Iraq's prime minister Haider al-Abadi strongly rejected the idea of the US or other nations sending ground forces to his country to help fight so-called "Daesh" [ISIL], saying on Wednesday that foreign troops are "out of the question."
He stressed that he sees no need for the US or other nations to send troops into Iraq to help fight Daesh.
"Not only is it not necessary," he said, "We don't want them. We won't allow them. Full stop."
Abadi argued that Iraq's army is capable of waging the ground campaign against the militant group Daesh. His wariness of help from foreign troops comes with US lawmakers questioning the scope of American involvement in the campaign against Daesh, which the Obama administration officials have claimed will not involve ground troops in combat.
The comments provided a sharp rebuttal to remarks a day earlier by the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, who told the Senate Armed Services Committee that American ground troops may be needed to fight Daesh in the Middle East if US President Barack Obama's current strategy fails.
Meanwhile, the Iraqi forces launched an intense military operation against Daesh terrorists in three cities in central Iraq on Wednesday, according to security sources.
The offensives in the Iraqi cities of Ramadi, Falluja and Haditha in the western province of Anbar began before dawn, security sources said.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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