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Latest "Trump Iraq" stories
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Trump vows US troops in Iraq will return home soon
About 5,000 U.S. military personnel are currently in the country.
US troop deployments in Iraq to be focus of White House talks this week
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi will make his first visit to the White House on Thursday.
Pompeo pledges support for Iraq, targets pro-Iran militias
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged on Wednesday that the Trump administration will continue to support Iraq as it confronts the threat posed by the Islamic State group, but he also called for the Baghdad government to redouble efforts to rein in pro-Iran militias.
Militiamen withdraw from US Embassy but Iraq tensions linger
Iran denied involvement in the attack on the embassy. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted by media as saying that "if the Islamic Republic makes a decision to confront any country, it will do it directly."
Navy SEAL Gallagher’s clemency package on CNO’s desk
Adm. Michael Gilday will make his decision by late October.
By Carl Prine