Salahuddin Council denies presence of U.S. troops in the province

(IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – The president of Salahuddin Provincial Council Ahmed Karim denied on Saturday the presence of U.S. troops in the province, stressing that all stationed troops are consisting of Iraqi security forces and al-Hashed al-Sha’bi militia.

Karim stated for IraqiNews.com, “There is no presence of foreign troops in Salahuddin province, and all the rumors in some media outlets that there are U.S. troops in the province are not true,” adding that, “All existing troops are from the security forces and al-Hashed al-Sha’bi.”