19.06.2014 - 07:34 [ trend.az ]

Iran will never send troops to Iraq

Chief of Staff of Iranˈs Armed Forces, Major General Hassan Firouzabadi said Wednesday that Iran will not dispatch troops to Iraq, IRNA reported.

Speaking to reporters, Firouzabadi referred to a Fatwa issued by Iraqi Grand Ayatollah Sistani calling for countering terrorists and said Iraqi people can solve their problems on their own.