Newspaper: Pentagon decides to reduce the number of American forces in Iraq to a third

The Wall Street Journal reported, Friday, that the United States will reduce the number of its forces in Iraq by nearly a third, according to US officials.

Newspaper: Pentagon decides to reduce the number of American forces in Iraq to a third
28 August, 2020   14:46
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The newspaper quoted US officials as saying that the Pentagon decided to reduce the number of US forces in Iraq to about 3,500 soldiers..

It added that many US officials have confirmed that the Pentagon will reduce troop levels by about a third during the next two to three months.

That would bring US troop levels back to what they were in 2015 when the United States was in the first phase of its campaign against ISIS, according to the newspaper.

The American forces withdrew a few days ago from the Taji military base in Iraq, after many missile attacks by Iranian forces.

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