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Iraqi votes to 'retaliate against US ban'

The Iraqi Parliament has voted to "retaliate" against the United States in response to Donald Trump's travel ban.

The Iraqi parliament has voted to ask the government to "retaliate" against US President Donald Trump's ban on travel to the United States from Iraq and six other Muslim-majority countries.

Trump's order suspending travel, which he signed on Friday, has prompted angry reactions in Iraq, where more than 5,000 US troops are deployed to help Iraqi and regional Kurdish forces in the war against Islamic State.

A government official in Baghdad earlier said Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari plans to meet the US ambassador on Monday or Tuesday to express dismay at Trump's decision.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has not yet reacted to the ban.


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