Baghdad Taking Steps to End US-led Coalition’s Presence in Iraq: Prime Minister

Announcement comes day after US strike kills Iraqi militiaman in Baghdad—and ISIS reemerges from shadows.

Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Cavalry Regiment rush to a berm to establish a hasty fighting position during a live-fire training exercise near Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on Sept. 26, 2018. U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Leland White

The Iraqi government is taking measures to end a U.S.-led military coalition’s presence in the country, according to Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.

“The government is setting a date for the launch of a bilateral committee to make arrangements to end the presence of international coalition forces in Iraq permanently,” Mr. Al-Sudani’s office said in a Jan. 5 statement.