An Iraqi fighter of the Shia militia Asaib Ahl al-Haq (The League of the Righteous) stands guard outside the militia's headquarters in Basra, on May 18, 2015. (AFP/Haidar Mohammed Ali)
Reuters: Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia demands withdrawal of U.S. force deployed in Iraq
An Iranian-backed militia said on Monday it said it would treat U.S. Marines deployed in Iraq to fight Islamic State as forces of occupation and "deal" with the foreign troops.
Washington said on Sunday a detachment of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit was in Iraq, bolstering efforts by the United States and a coalition of allies against Islamic State.
"If the U.S. administration doesn't withdraw its forces immediately, we will deal with them as forces of occupation," the Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia said on its TV channel, al-Ahd.
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