American soldiers can leave Iraq before the end of the year. Yesterday, July 25, the portal militarytimes.com He reported that the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa al-Kadimi, said that his country no longer needs American troops.
In an interview with the Associated Press, Mustafa Abdel Latif Mushett, better known as Mustafa al-Kadimi, said that at the upcoming meeting with the US president, he will discuss the withdrawal of American troops. "There is no need for any foreign combat forces on Iraqi soil," the Iraqi politician said. According to him, the security forces and the Iraqi army are able to protect the country without the troops of the US-led coalition.
American soldiers in Iraq
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At the same time, al-Kadimi does not intend to completely abandon the protection of Americans — the military mission is being transformed into a training and consulting mission. "What we want from the US presence in Iraq is to support our forces in training and improving their efficiency and capabilities, as well as in security cooperation,"al — Kadimi said.
In 2014, US President Barack Obama ordered US troops to be sent back to Iraq. This step was taken in response to the Islamists ' seizure of a large part of western and northern Iraq and the collapse of the Iraqi security forces. It is known that the current contingent of US military personnel in Iraq has 2,500 people.
