The Iraqi Parliament today held an extraordinary session to vote a motion for the expulsion of US troops from the country.

The parliament convened after the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani of the Quds Force and Hash al-Shaabi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a US raid in Baghdad two days ago.

During Sunday’s extraordinary session members of the parliament discussed the demand for the “cancellation of the US strategic security deal and expulsion of foreign troops in the country”.

Members of the parliament voted on a five-point action plan that would require the Iraqi government to end the presence of foreign troops in the country, and withdraw its request for assistance from the anti-ISIS global coalition.

"The government commits to revoke its request for assistance from the international coalition fighting Islamic State due to the end of military operations in Iraq and the achievement of victory," the resolution read.

"The Iraqi government must work to end the presence of any foreign troops on Iraqi soil and prohibit them from using its land, airspace or water for any reason."

Ammar al-Shibli, a member of the parliamentary law commission, stated that there was no need for the US troops to remain in Iraq anymore after the defeat of ISIS, remarking that the Iraqi army could well protect the country. Shibli’s statement came shortly after Hadi al-Amiri, the new leader of Hashd al-Shaabi, called for the expulsion of American forces from the country.

Having conducted military operations in Iraq from March 2003 to August 2010, the US signed two strategic agreements with Iraq in November 2008 involving various military commitments.

As many as 5,200 American troops are stationed at nine US military bases in Iraq.