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No timetable for withdrawal of troops after U.S.-Iraq talks
April 7, 2021 / 7:42 PM / AP
The mission of U.S. forces in Iraq has shifted to training and advisory roles, allowing for redeployment of combat forces remaining in the country, U.S. and Iraq delegates said Wednesday after a third round of strategic U.S.-Iraq talks.
Statements issued by both sides, however, said the timing of such a redeployment would be determined in upcoming technical talks, without specifying when they would take place. They also stressed the need for continued security cooperation.
The talks held virtually because of the pandemic began in June under the Trump administration. Wednesday s round, the first under President Biden, centered on an array of issues, including the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq.
No timetable for withdrawal of troops from Iraq
Strategic talks are first under Biden administration By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMYA KULLAB, Associated Press
Published: April 7, 2021, 5:12pm
Share: FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2016 file photo, a U.S. Army soldier guards a position at Camp Swift, northern Iraq. Iraq s prime minister asked the Iranian leadership to rein in Iran-backed militias in Iraq, and in a strongly worded message to Tehran, suggested he would confront the factions, two Iraqi officials said Wednesday, April 7, 2021, ahead of another round of strategic talks with Washington. (AP Photo/Susannah George, File)
BAGHDAD – The mission of U.S. forces in Iraq has shifted to training and advisory roles, allowing for redeployment of combat forces remaining in the country, U.S. and Iraq delegates said Wednesday, after a third round of strategic U.S.-Iraq talks.
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BAGHDAD The 2,500 U.S. troops stationed in Iraq since the start of the Biden administration will continue their training and advisory role for Iraqi security forces (ISF), U.S. and Iraq delegates said Wednesday, after Iraq called for a third round of strategic U.S.-Iraq talks.
According to a joint statement issued by both countries, “the transition of U.S. and other international forces away from combat operations to training, equipping, and assisting the ISF reflects the success of their strategic partnership.”
The ongoing partnership “ensures support to the ISF’s continued efforts to ensure ISIS can never again threaten Iraq’s stability,” the statement read.
No timetable for Iraq withdrawal
Talks continue as factions seek exit of US troops
Associated Press
BAGHDAD – The mission of U.S. forces in Iraq has shifted to training and advisory roles, allowing for redeployment of combat forces remaining in the country, U.S. and Iraq delegates said Wednesday, after a third round of strategic U.S.-Iraq talks.
Statements issued by both sides, however, said the timing of such a redeployment would be determined in upcoming technical talks, without specifying when they would take place. They also stressed the need for continued security cooperation.
The talks – held virtually because of the pandemic – began in June under the Trump administration. Wednesday s round, the first under President Joe Biden, centered on an array of issues, including the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq.