Muqtada al-Sadr says US should compensate Iraqis as last American forces leave
Muqtada al-Sadr says US should compensate Iraqis as last American forces leave Influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has said the US should compensate Iraqis for the damage inflicted on the country, as the last American troops pull out of Iraq. In a statement on Wednesday, which is the deadline for American forces to end their 12-year presence in the country, Sadr hailed the "independence of…
Influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has called on the United States to compensate Iraqis for the damage caused by its 12-year occupation of the country as the final American troops withdraw. In a statement on Wednesday, the deadline for American forces to leave Iraq, Sadr expressed his support for Iraq's independence and recognized the efforts of those who opposed US presence.
He demanded that the American military pay for all the damages resulting from its occupation. The US first invaded Iraq in 2003, following the removal of Saddam Hussein, before finally withdrawing its troops in 2011.
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