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The US and Iraq will begin talks soon on ending the mission of the US-led military coalition in Iraq

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By TARA COPP and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Iraq will soon begin talks to wind down the mission of a U.S.-led military coalition formed to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq. The Pentagon sys the size of the U.S. military footprint in Iraq will be part of the discussions. The announcement comes as U.S. forces in Iraq have been increasingly targeted by Iran-backed militias. But Washington says the time frame for the discussions isn’t related to the attacks. Iraqi officials have periodically called for a withdrawal of coalition forces for years. Those calls have increased in recent months against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war.

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