Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

#BREAKING
-Iraqi Parliament votes to force U.S. forces out of Iraq
-Sunnis, Kurds boycotted the vote
-Non-binding vote. Now up to government to decide.
-Iraqi caretaker PM Adel Abdul-Mahdi: “It’s time for American troops to leave."

#UPDATE
-Iraq gov decision could take months
-Pro-Iran MPs pushed vote to help Tehran save face after Solimani's killing
-Muqtada al-Sadr calling on Iraqi parliament to "close down the U.S. embassy & remove U.S. troops from military bases."

#UPDATE
-US-led coalition suspends anti-ISIS operations in Iraq
-Iraqi Foreign Min. summons US Ambassador to Iraq
-Kurdistan Region Parliament can reject abiding by the decision
-Image of pro-Iran Iraqi MPs who pushed a vote to force US forces out of Iraq; Sunnis, Kurds boycotted

#UPDATE
-Iraqi Parliament votes bill equivalent of a non-binding Congressional resolution recommending the Iraq gov to remove foreign forces.
-Iraqi PM & President need to provide a plan (which could take many months).
-Nothing is definite. Pro-Iran voices are just making noise.

The Iraq Parliament session was nothing but a show by pro-Iran MPs, as described by @MPSarkawtShams.

@MPSarkawtShams ADDITIONAL EXPLAINER

-The Iraqi parliament vote is non-binding & requires a law.
-Laws have to be presented to parliament by the Cabinet. #Iraq has a caretaker government which cannot pass laws.

Me:
Pro-#Iran voices, Trump haters & the MSM will never mention this. Obviously.