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File – US army soldiers, part of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group, walk around at the K1 Air Base northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq before a planned US pullout on March 29, 2020. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)
The US and Iraq have reached an agreement for the withdrawal of US and other foreign troops from Iraq by the end of 2026, US defense officials tell The Wall Street Journal.
The report says US and coalition troops based in Baghdad, western Iraq and other parts of the country would leave by next September, followed by a drawdown of forces in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil by the end of the following year, the officials say.
However, a small group of advisers could remain beyond 2026, the report says, adding that the deal will likely be publicly announced next week once the final details have been ironed out.
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