Iraqi prime minister defends US troop presence, says it's necessary for fighting ISIS

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Iraqi prime minister defends US troop presence, says it's necessary for fighting ISIS
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani says keeping a contingent of US and NATO troops in the country is necessary to combat ISIS forces.

in 2022, United States Central Command said, with 108 of those operations being conducted in Syria and 191 in Iraq. The operations resulted in the detention of 374 ISIS fighters in total, 215 in Syria and 159 in Iraq. A total of at least 686 fighters were also killed in 2022, 466 in Syria and at least 159 in Syria.

There are currently around 2,000 U.S. troops in Iraq and another multinational training force under NATO command. Around 900 U.S. troops are stationed in Syria. he wants Iraq to have relations with the United States comparable to what Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf oil-and-gas producers enjoy. "We strive for that," he said."I don’t see this as an impossible matter, to see Iraq have a good relationship with Iran and the U.S."

Sudani said he plans to send a high-level delegation to Washington for talks with U.S. officials sometime next month. Aides said they hoped the move would pave the way for a future meeting with President Biden.

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