Beyond the US decision, agreed in a videoconference between the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, a small military contingent will remain in Iraq for training missions.
The US mission and international coalition forces reached a transition, Washington and Baghdad noted in a joint statement issued after the virtual meeting. Such decision allows the redeployment of any troop remaining in Iraq, for which the timetable will be set in a future technical talk.
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