The Iraqi parliament holds an emergency session today to discuss the vote to remove US forces from #Iraq
The session was adjourned for an hour because the quorum was not completed.
No session yet, MPs are just having chitchat between each other, still no quorum. 
Quorum is complete، 170 MPs out of 328 MPs.Session should be held shortly. in order to vote there should be a draft of law to be discussed first then have a first reading at the parliament then editing, then final voting article by article. Whatever happens today is not final.
Now some MPs inside the hall can be heard chanting slogans against America and Israel.
“Yes,yes Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandus”
“Yes,yes Soleimani”
“No,No America”
“No,No Israel”
MPs are chanting inside the hall.
“Yes,yes Soleimani”
“No,No America”
“No,No Israel”
MPs are chanting inside the hall.
Iraqi PM @AdilAbdAlMahdi arrived to the parliament to attend the session.
The session just started chaired by the parliament speaker @AlHaLboosii
Iraqi PM @AdilAbdAlMahdi is delivering a speech in the parliament.
I express my condolences to everyone for the loss of martyrs as a result of the “sinful aggression”
Iraqi PM said in his speech.
Iraqi PM said in his speech.
“Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandus played a major role in controlling the PMU forces and put them under the control of the state” Iraqi PM said.
The assassination of Soleimani and Muhandus was a political assassination that cannot be accepted. Said Iraqi PM
“The United States told us that some of the attacks against PMU headquarters in the recent months were conducted by Israel” Iraqi PM said.
“The government refused to give any cover for the protests around the @USEmbBaghdad and I threatened to leave my position if they don’t retreat, which they did” Iraqi PM said.
“I received a phone call from @realDonaldTrump when the embassy protests ended thanking the government efforts and asked Iraq to play the mediator's role between US and Iran” Iraqi PM said.
“But at the same time American helicopters and drones were flying without the approval of Iraq, and we refused the request of bringing more soldiers to US embassy and bases” iraqi PM said.
“I was supposed to meet Soleimani at the morning the day he was killed, he came to deliver me a message from Iran responding to the message we delivered from Saudi to Iran” Iraqi PM said.
“Legally, the ministerial council for national security can take the decision which they find on the benefits of Iraq without the approval of the parliament, we agreed in the national security meeting that the benefits of Iraq is the end of forces existence in Iraq” said PM
“But I want the decision to be agreed by all therefore I put to the parliament two options. 1.ending the existence of these forces immediately and start the immediate arrangements for this” 2. Set a timeline for the departure of these forces” said Iraqi PM
“I recommend the first option and keep the friendship between US and Iraq. It’s the interests of Iraq and US to Reorganize the relationship between both sides in a way keeps the sovereignty of Iraq” Iraqi PM said.
Iraqi parliament voted on “decision” not binding on government: to cancel the Iraqi request from the US in fighting ISIS and the end of the existence of the whole foreign troops within timeline.
