US troops to get out of Iraq soon
The United States said it would pull its troops out of Iraq, in the light of an agreement with the Iraqi government in this regard.
It said it would focus in
the coming period on the training of Iraqi security personnel and offering
consultations to the Iraqi security establishment to ensure that the Islamic
State group would not threaten Iraq's security once more.
Troop pullout
The third round of the
Iraqi-American strategic dialogue started online between Iraqi Foreign
Minister, Fuad Hassan, and American Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken.
They addressed the issue
of redeploying any remaining US combat forces in Iraq, as Washington agreed to
withdraw its remaining forces.
The two ministers said in
a statement following their meeting that American troops are in Iraq at the
invitation of the Iraqi government to support the Iraqi security forces in
their fight against IS, based on the increased capacity of the internal
security forces.
The statement continued,
"The transition of US and other international forces from combat
operations to training, equipping, and assisting the internal security forces
reflects the success of their strategic partnership, and guarantees support for
the ongoing efforts of the Internal Security Forces, to ensure that ISIS does
not once again threaten the stability of Iraq."
