By Staff, Agencies

Germany is moving some of its military personnel from Iraq to neighboring countries over security concerns, the government told lawmakers, days after the crime of assassinating Lieutenant Qassem Soleimani.

“About 30 of the 120 German soldiers in Iraq who mainly train Iraqi security forces will be redeployed to Jordan and Kuwait,” the government told parliament in a letter on Monday.

Iraq's parliament called on Sunday for the United States and other foreign troops to leave after Iran's most prominent general.

The drawdown of German troops was ordered by the US-led joint command for fighting Daesh [Arabic Acronym for the terrorist “ISIS”/”ISIL” group], the German government said. 

This would apply mainly to troops in Baghdad and Taji, a city just north of the Iraqi capital where close to 30 German troops are deployed.

Out of the 120 German soldiers, about 90 are stationed in the Kurdish area in the north of the country.

The German government said the forces could be moved back to Iraq if their training mission resumes.