Pentagon says on track to reduce coalition’s military mission in Iraq

The decision to draw down the coalition’s mission in Iraq came after the Iraqi government repeatedly stated that there was no longer a need for the their military presence in the country since ISIS has been defeated.

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Airstrike kills ISIS affiliate in northwest Syria: Monitor

“Hashem Mahyou al-Qudour, known as ‘Hashem al-Raslan,’ who previously worked with a faction that pledged allegiance to ISIS, was killed a short while ago when his house was targeted by an airstrike in al-Tamanah area in southern Idlib,” said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor. 

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GeoSpace Ep.11 with Myles Caggins: Iraq amid the US troops withdrawal, Erbil-Baghdad tensions

In this episode of The New Region’s GeoSpace, host Mohammed A. Salih talks with Myles B. Caggins III on the US troop withdrawal from Iraq and ongoing oil disputes between Erbil and Baghdad.

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Minorities in Iraq fear US withdrawal could spark chaos

Yazidi, Christian, and Turkmen leaders warn that the US troop pullout from Iraq may create security and political vacuums, with concerns ranging from renewed terrorism to possible Israeli attacks.

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US forces will not completely vacate Baghdad Saturday: Embassy

“Reports suggesting U.S. forces will vacate Baghdad completely starting tomorrow are not accurate,” a US embassy spokesperson told The New Region

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Iraq, US-led Coalition discuss expanding repatriation of families from Syria’s al-Hol camp

Iraq’s National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji met with Brig. Gen. Olivier Celo of the Global Coalition to Combat ISIS on Thursday to discuss efforts to repatriate Iraqi families from Syria’s al-Hol camp.

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US withdraws from largest base in Syria: Watchdog

The bases are the al-Omar field - the largest American base in Syria- and the Conoco gas plant, which are currently under the control of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)

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Iraqi PM discusses security cooperation with US-led coalition commander

The meeting came days after the Iraqi premier said that the coalition forces were operating “solely at an advisory capacity” in Iraq during the Sulaimani Forum.

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Timing for coalition forces’ withdrawal ‘not right’: Kurdistan Region President

Speaking to reporters from Munich, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani said that "it is not the right time" for the coalition forces' withdrawal from Iraq, citing ongoing ISIS threat.

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