Iraq's Parliament has voted to expel US troops and their allies - including Australia
The US-led Operation Inherent Resolve, a training mission to which Australia contributes, paused its operations on Monday due to heightened security concerns.
"The suicide attackers who forced the Americans to leave from our region in the past are still here and their numbers have increased," said Nasrallah. It was not clear which suicide bombings Nasrallah was referring to. A 1983 attack on a US Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, killed 241 US servicemen and led President Ronald Reagan to withdraw all American forces from the country.
The resolution asks the Iraqi government to end the agreement under which Washington sent forces more than four years ago to help fight the IS extremists. The bill is subject to approval by the Iraqi government but has the backing of the outgoing prime minister. But the added: "It is the United States that is prepared to help the Iraqi people get what it is they deserve and continue our mission there to take down terrorism from ISIS and others in the region," using an alternative acronym for the Islamic State.
An American withdrawal could also enable Iran to deepen its influence in Iraq, a majority Shiiite country like Iran.
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