US-led coalition to depart Iraq base ‘next week,’ says Iraqi army

“The international coalition will depart Ain al-Asad base next week and hand it over to the Iraqi sectors,” the Iraqi army’s Joint Operations Command said in a statement. 

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Three US personnel killed in ISIS ambush in Syria’s Homs 

In addition to the American casualties, one Syrian security personnel was killed and several others were injured, state media reported.

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Coalition, Syrian forces attacked in Homs; multiple casualties reported

Syria’s state broadcaster later reported that at least one Syrian security force member was killed in the attack.

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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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