Defense Secretary Ash Carter recently announced that the United States would send an “expeditionary” special forces group to Syria to fight ISIS. An anonymous government employee also let slip that this force would be heading to another location–Iraq.

Well, the Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi isn’t too thrilled to hear that American troops may be deployed to his country.

“We do not need foreign ground combat forces on Iraqi land,” Abadi said in a terse statement.

The prime minister argued that the Iraqi military has been able to hold of ISIS–which he refers to as Daesh–without American help.

“Iraqi special operations and anti-terrorism forces are playing an important role in the fight against Daesh terrorist gangs and proved their capability in targeting Daesh leaders and carrying out dangerous missions to retake vital areas,” he said.

Abadi explained that the Iraq government, “stresses that any military operation or the deployment of any foreign forces – special or not – in any place in Iraq cannot happen without its approval and coordination and full respect of Iraqi sovereignty.”

About 3,500 American troops are currently stationed in Iraq to advise local law enforcement and militias. However, many Iraqi militiamen view American soldiers as invaders and staunchly oppose the return of the U.S. Military.

“We will chase and fight any American force deployed in Iraq,” said Jafaar Hussaini, a spokesman for Kata’ib Hezbollah, a Shiite militia. “Any such American force will become a primary target for our group. We fought them before and we are ready to resume fighting.”