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Tehran 07 January_Germany says it is reducing its military presence in Iraq, in the latest fallout from the United States’ assassination of Iranian commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club(YJC)-The German government told parliament in a letter on Monday that about 30 soldiers stationed in Baghdad and Taji would be moved to Jordan and Kuwait.
Germany has about 415 soldiers in the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Takfiri terrorist group of Daesh. About 120 of them are stationed in Iraq.
A German Defense Ministry spokesman told AFP that the withdrawal would “begin shortly.”
According to the German government, the partial withdrawal was ordered by the US-led joint command for fighting Daesh.
The move comes after Iraqi lawmakers unanimously approved a bill demanding the withdrawal of all US-led foreign military forces following the US airstrike that killed Lt. Gen. Soleimani.
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