Title: Iraq: U.S. Strikes Drive Government to End Coalition Mission

Iraqi Armed Forces spokesman Yahya Rasool stated today, Thursday, that "the repeated American strikes on Iran-aligned armed groups in Iraq are pushing the government to end the mission of the U.S.-led coalition in the country." He mentioned in a statement that the strikes "do not care about civilian lives or international laws, thereby threatening public peace, violating Iraqi sovereignty, and putting people's lives at risk." Rasool continued, "This course of action compels the Iraqi government more than ever to terminate this coalition's mission, which has transformed into a factor of instability for Iraq." The international military coalition led by the United States was formed in Iraq to combat the ISIS organization. The United States has 2,500 troops in Iraq to advise and assist local forces to prevent the organization's resurgence. Since the outbreak of the war between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Gaza in October, Iraq and Syria have witnessed near-daily mutual attacks between Iran-backed armed factions and U.S. forces stationed in the region.