U.S. Central Command Denies Report of Troop Pullout From 15 Iraqi Bases

(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Central Command denied reports about the withdrawal of U.S. troops from military bases in Iraq.

“Reports that the U.S. has pulled out of 15 bases in Iraq are not correct,” Centcom media relations officer Major Beth Riordan said in a statement. There has been “no change in U.S. force disposition in Iraq,” she said.

Abu Dhabi-based Sky News Arabia earlier reported that the U.S. is pulling out from 15 bases in Iraq and that France, Germany and Australia had submitted a similar request.

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