The plan would see would see hundreds of troops leave by September 2025, with the remainder departing by the end of 2026, according to reports
The plan would see would see hundreds of troops leave by September 2025, with the remainder departing by the end of 2026, the sources said, although some could remain as advisors.
Farhad Alaaldin, foreign affairs advisor to the Iraqi prime minister, said technical talks with Washington on the coalition drawdown had concluded after more than six months of dialogue. “We are now on the brink of transitioning the relationship between Iraq and members of the international coalition to a new level, focusing on bilateral relations in military, security, economic, and cultural areas,” the Iraqi official said.The rocket and drone attacks have killed three American troops and wounded dozens more, resulting in several rounds of deadly U.S. retaliation that threatened government efforts to stabilize Iraq after decades of conflict.
The US initially invaded Iraq in 2003, toppling dictator Saddam Hussein before withdrawing in 2011, but returned in 2014 at the head of the coalition to fight Isis.
Under the reported terms of the plan, all coalition forces would leave the Ain al-Asad airbase in western Anbar province and significantly reduce their presence in Baghdad by September 2025.
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