Washington, Baghdad open talks on foreign troops in Iraq

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 28, 2024 10:19 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq and the United States on Saturday held a first round of talks on the future of American and other foreign troops in the country, with Baghdad expecting discussions to lead to a timeline for reducing their presence.

Roughly 2,500 US troops are still deployed in Iraq as part of the anti-Islamic State group international coalition formed in 2014 — the year the jihadist group overran swathes of Iraq and neighboring Syria.

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