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In a tit-for-tat move following President Donald Trump’s extreme vetting executive order, Iraq has banned US citizens from entering its land.
Trump put a travel ban on seven countries labelled as sources of terrorism. Iraq is one of those countries which are Muslim majority countries.
Other countries under Trump’s 90-day travel ban include Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. The new US President also suspended the US refugee program for 120 days.
However, in return, Iraqi politicians have now banned Americans from their country.
Iraqi politicians Kamil al-Ghrairi and Mohammed Saadoun said the decision in parliament today is binding for the government.
The lawmakers said the decision was passed by a majority votes in favor but couldn’t offer specific numbers. No further details were available on the wording of the parliament decision.
It was also not immediately clear who the ban will apply to – American military personnel, non-government and aid workers, oil companies and other Americans doing business in Iraq.
It was also not known if and how the Iraqi measure would affect cooperation in the fight against ISIS in Mosul.