Iraq rebuffs US on Shiite militias

Iraq on Monday rebuffed a US demand that Iranian militias leave the country, insisting that the paramilitary forces which helped it defeat the Islamic State group consist solely of Iraqi nationals. "Nobody has the right to interfere in Iraqi affairs," the Iraqi cabinet said in a statement, quoting a source close to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. On Sunday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson demanded that Iranian militias leave Iraq.

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