It also comes about three months ahead of Iraqi national elections in which paramilitary groups with close ties to Iran are set to play a decisive role.ĭozens of U.S. following the collapse of the extremists’ so-called caliphate late last year.
The move marks a shift in priorities for the U.S. has started to reduce the number of its troops in Iraq following Baghdad’s declaration of victory over the Islamic State group last year, an Iraqi government spokesman and Western contractors said on Monday. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File) Maya AlleruzzoĪl-Asad Airbase, Iraq - The U.S. American troops have started to draw down from Iraq following Baghdad’s declaration of victory over the Islamic State group last year, according to western contractors at a U.S.-led coalition base in Iraq. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File) Maya AlleruzzoįILE - In this Apfile photo, Decker, from the 82nd Airborne Division's C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment is part of the team responsible for firing artillery in support of Iraqi forces battling Islamic State militants in Mosul. The contractors say dozens of American soldiers have left on daily flights over the past week. soldiers, weapons and equipment are being transported out of Iraq to Afghanistan. Western contractors at a U.S.-led coalition base in Iraq say American troops have started to drawdown from the country following the defeat of the Islamic State group. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division fire artillery in support of Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants from their base east of Mosul. (AP Photo/Balint Szlanko, File) ap file photographįILE - In this Apfile photo, U.S. Army soldiers stands next to a guided-missile launcher, a few miles from the frontline, in the village of Abu Ghaddur, east of Tal Afar, Iraq.
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