AlQa'dah 25, 1432, Oct 23, 2011, SPA - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Saturday described the withdrawal of US troops as a "historic occasion for the Iraqi people." He said the Iraqi armed forces are capable of defending the country against any foreign aggression after the withdrawal of US troops at the end of this year. "I am not worried, no one in the region thinks of infiltrating Iraq, and Iraq is not an easy target, as the current army is capable of defending the country," Al-Maliki was quoted as saying by the German Press Agency "DPA". He said that the army will be fully ready by 2020. "But that does not mean we do not have the power to respond to any aggression," Al-Maliki told reporters.
