Is Iraq Following Afghanistan? NATO Faces Exit Under Shiite Pressure

The Iraqi government will support the ultimatum issued by Shiite armed groups demanding the withdrawal of NATO coalition forces from the country. A repeat of the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan is looming. Occupation of Iraq Nears Its End The Iraqi resistance has given Washington five days to withdraw its troops from Iraq. In a statement, the influential group Kataib Hezbollah, part of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, said that "the war started by the American enemy will end only on our terms.” "Foreign soldiers will not remain in Iraq, from north to south. Moreover, we will not allow them to possess lethal weapons or air defense systems on our territory.”