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ISIS Defeat Means US Troops No Longer Needed in Iraq, PM Says
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1:00Now PlayingIraq’s prime minister said US troops are no longer needed in his country because they have largely succeeded in vanquishing ISIS, and he plans to announce a timetable for their withdrawal soon. #iraq #middleeast #politics #worldnews
The US has about 2,500 military personnel in Iraq, a legacy of an American-led coalition formed in 2014 to combat the Islamist group widely known as ISIS. While the organization is much weaker than a decade ago — when it held major cities and provinces in Iraq and Syria and shocked the world by posting beheadings online — its fighters still operate in both nations.
The presence in Iraq of soldiers from the US and other countries is politically sensitive and many civilians and politicians want them to leave. Yet some US lawmakers have voiced unease about a total military exit, saying it could allow ISIS to regroup or neighboring Iran to increase its influence within Iraq.
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