No plans for full US withdrawal from Iraq, top general says

The United States may be leaving Afghanistan but troops will remain in Iraq for the foreseeable future, the CENTCOM commander told Congress.
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US Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, speaks during a press briefing Oct. 30, 2019, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. - Alex Wong/Getty Images
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The top commander of US forces in the Middle East told lawmakers that he does not foresee a full US withdrawal from Iraq amid continued dialogue with officials in Baghdad.

“That move is not contemplated,” head of US Central Command Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie told members of the House Armed Services Committee during a hearing on Tuesday.

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