The latest revelation comes on the heels of the Pentagon's admission that the letter informing Iraq's Defense Ministry that U.S.-led coalition troops would leave Iraq 'was a mistake.'
Iraq's Prime Minister said that the U.S. military sent a letter regarding American troop withdrawal from the country, Reuters reported on Tuesday, further deepening confusion over the military's plans for troops in the region.
Iraq's parliament on Sunday passed a nonbinding resolution calling for the removal of American forces and other foreign troops in the wake of a U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's top general, Qasem Soleimani.Sebastian Meyer | Corbis | Getty Images The news comes on the heels of the Pentagon's admission that the letter informing Iraq's Defense Ministry that U.S.-led coalition troops would leave Iraq "was a mistake."
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