(MENAFN- Iraq Business News) By Dana Taib Menmy for Al-Monitor . Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News .
Abdul Mahdi urges Kurds to help rid Iraq of US troops
Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi arrived Jan. 11 in Erbil — his first official visit to the Kurdistan region since taking office — to discuss the country's stability and the need for Kurdistan to cooperate with a push to expel US forces.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tweeted Jan. 8 that Iran will "kick all US forces out of the region" in response to the Jan. 3 killing by US forces of Qasem Soleimani, chief commander of the Quds Force in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy head of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units.
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