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US won't use Iraqi soil for attacks
The US has agreed not to launch any attacks on countries, particularly Iran and Syria, from Iraqi soil or airspace according to the latest draft submitted by Al Maliki's government to the US, Sami Al Askari, advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister told Gulf News.
- By Basil Adas, Correspondent
- Published: 00:02 September 14, 2008
Baghdad: The US has agreed not to launch any attacks on countries, particularly Iran and Syria, from Iraqi soil or airspace according to the latest draft submitted by Al Maliki's government to the US, Sami Al Askari, advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister told Gulf News.
The US negotiator involved in the talks over the US-Iraqi security agreement is now in Washington, going over the latest draft in which Al Maliki gave the US until Tuesday to offer a final response.
Al Askari revealed that the Iraqi parliament started to draft laws to sign international treaties and conventions to pave the way for legal and political processes of any future US-Iraqi security agreement.
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