Tehran, IRNA – Major General Yahya Rasoul, the spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed soldiers, has said that the reports that spoke about the entry of additional foreign forces into Iraq are not true.

Work on the joint committee between Iraq and the international coalition to schedule the coalition’s withdrawal from Iraq and reconsider the nature of the relationship in general is about to be activated imminently, Rasoul said on Saturday, local media reported.

He stressed that no foreign soldiers are required on the Iraqi soil.

The foreign presence in Iraq is gradually coming to an end, the official added.

Iraqi officials argue that the role of the international coalition is limited to training and consulting.

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