A displaced Iraqi family, who fled from Islamic State militants in Mosul, walk in the mud after heavy rain at Khazer camp, Iraq January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
BAGHDAD/MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq will lobby against new travel limits to the United States by Iraqis, arguing both countries need to uphold their fight against Islamic State (IS), Iraqi parliamentarians said on Sunday.
The Iraqi government has so far declined comment on an executive order signed by new U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that suspends the entry of travellers from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for at least 90 days.
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