Intel: US plans to reduce troops in Iraq

The Pentagon plans to reduce its current troop presence in Iraq by about one-third as President Donald Trump heads for November's vote on his reelection amid a campaign promise to end US military involvement in conflicts abroad.
US army soldiers, part of the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group, walk around at the K1 Air Base northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq before a planned US pullout on March 29, 2020. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
US army soldiers, part of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State, walk around at the K1 air base northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq before a planned US pullout, on March 29, 2020. - AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images
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The Pentagon plans to reduce its current troop presence in Iraq by about one-third as President Donald Trump heads for November's vote on his reelection amid a campaign promise to end US military involvement in conflicts abroad, the Wall Street Journal reported today, citing anonymous US officials.

The reductions are scheduled to take place over the next two to three months, the report said.

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