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Iraqi PM: 'Time for American troops to leave'

Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi endorsed his parliament's call for American troops to leave Iraq following the assassination of Iran's top general Qassem Soleimani. 

"It is in the interest of both Baghdad and Washington to end the foreign presence in Iraq," Mahdi told the Iraqi parliament. 

""Despite the internal and external difficulties that we might face, it remains best for Iraq on principle and practically."