Defense Minister Thabit al-Abbasi said the two nations had reached an agreement that would transition Operation Inherent Resolve, the U. S-led military mission set up a decade ago to combat Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, into a “sustainable security partnership” and would remove the roughly 2,500 U.S. troops now stationed in Iraq in two stages.
Iraq touts deal with U.S. to withdraw most troops by 2026
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