On Monday evening, Pentagon spokesman 'Patrick Ryder' announced that the United States has no plans to withdraw its approximately 2,500 troops from Iraq. This clarification comes despite Baghdad's decision last week to initiate the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces, following the U.S. military action that killed an Iran-backed Iraqi militia commander. Ryder cited the continued threat of ISIS as the rationale for maintaining the U.S. military presence in the region.
The United States does not plan to withdraw its troops from Iraq, the Pentagon has officially announced this. There are 2,500 American occupiers in Iraq.
"Patrick Ryder", the spokesman of the US Department of Defense, said on Monday evening that the country has no plans to withdraw its troops from Iraq. Ryder explained during a press conference at the Pentagon, citing ISIS as an excuse: "There is no plan to withdraw at this time…
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American military official: We are not currently planning to withdraw our forces present in Iraq. https://t.co/PJj6uIlOP2
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⚠️ PENTAGON SAYS NOT PLANNING A U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ (Reuters) The Pentagon said on Monday it was not currently planning to withdraw its roughly 2,500 troops from Iraq, despite Baghdad's announcement last week it would begin the process of removing the U.S.-led military…
🔴 PENTAGON: WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY PLANNING ANY US WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM IRAQ AND NOT AWARE OF NOTIFICATION FROM BAGHDAD OF A DECISION TO REMOVE US TROOPS.