US troops will leave some longstanding bases in Iraq
US troops will leave some longstanding bases in Iraq under new deal
The U.S. announced an agreement with the Iraqi government Friday to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by next year, with U.S. troops departing some bases that they have long occupied during a two-decade-long military presence in the country.
The United States has 2,500 troops in Iraq who served as a bulwark against attacks by a resurgent Islamic State.
Those forces will be moved to Hareer base in Erbil, in northern Iraq’s Kurdistan region. In the second phase, the U.S. will continue to operate in some fashion from Iraq through 2026 to ...
US officials who briefed reporters Friday said the agreement will bring about a two-phase transition in the troops assigned ...
As Iraq prepares for an upcoming census, Kurdish have expressed concern that it may further change the demographics of the ...
Officials provided a timeline on Friday for the U.S. military mission ending in Iraq, but stopped short of calling it ...
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