U.S. says Iraq removed from travel ban partly for fight against Daesh
By Reuters
March 08, 2017
WASHINGTON: Iraq was dropped from President Donald Trump's revised travel ban because of both the steps it is taking to better vet potential travellers and its cooperation in the fight to destroy Daesh, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.
"I think both," State Department spokesman Mark Toner said when asked at a daily news briefing which of those two factors played a role in Iraq's removal from the list in President Donald Trump's executive order issued this week.
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