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New US President Donald Trump provoked a furious backlash after signing an executive order banning citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US.

For the next 90 days, people from Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Syria and Iran cannot enter the country.

The admission of refugees is being stopped for 120 days.

But Iraq has said it won't take the ban on its citizens lying down and said it will retaliate against Trump and US.

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Trump's travel order, which he signed on Friday, has sparked outrage in Iraq, where more than 5,000 U.S. troops are deployed to help Iraqi and Kurdish forces in the war against ISIS.

A government official in Baghdad earlier said Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari plans to meet the U.S. ambassador on Monday or Tuesday to complain about the ban.

However, it's not actually clear what the retaliation would entail, such as a similar ban against US citizens wanting to enter Iraq.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has not yet commented on the tense situation.

Iraq has reportedly requested the US administration "reconsider" the ban, its foreign ministry said in a statement.

It said: "It is necessary that the new American administration reconsiders this wrong decision."

It also pointed to the two countries mutual cooperation against ISIS, adding: "We affirm Iraq's desire to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries."

In the UK, over a million people have signed a petition to have Prime Minister Theresa May cancel Trump's state visit over here.

It comes as protests erupted in cities across the US in response to the policy.