Assad meets Iraqi PM's envoy in Damascus

Syrian President Bashar Assad on Wednesday met with Faleh Al-Fayyad, the envoy of the Iraqi prime minister and the head of the Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces.

According to the Syrian news agency, SANA, they discussed the bilateral relations between the two neighbouring countries in various fields and focused on enhancing the coordination and efforts in combating terrorism and bolstering security on the border.

The Iraqi News Agency, or INA, reported that Al-Fayyad carried a message from Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi to Assad.

The report did not elaborate.

Al-Kadhimi visited the United States last week and met with President Donald Trump.

Trump reaffirmed his plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq as quickly as possible.

There are more than 5,000 American troops in Iraq now as part of the international coalition to fight terrorism.

Hundreds of U.S. troops are also stationed in northeastern Syria.

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