U.S. expected to reduce troops in Iraq by a third to about 3,500: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is expected to reduce its troops presence in Iraq by about a third in the coming months, a U.S. official said on Friday, a move that had been expected after President Donald Trump’s administration committed to a reduction recently.
The United States has around 5,200 troops that were deployed in Iraq to fight the Islamic State militant group**. Officials in the U.S.-led coalition say Iraqi forces are now mostly able to handle the remnants of Islamic State on their own.**
