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U.S. Forces Start to Withdraw From 15 Bases in Iraq: Sky News

France, Germany and Australia submitted a request to set up a timetable for withdrawing their own forces from the country.

U.S. Forces Start to Withdraw From 15 Bases in Iraq: Sky News
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses U.S. armed forces members on a Christmas Day video conference call in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. (Photographer: Zach Gibson/Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) -- American forces have started withdrawing from 15 bases in Iraq, Sky News Arabia reported, citing its reporter.

France, Germany and Australia submitted a request to the joint special operations command to set up a timetable for withdrawing their own forces from the country, the TV network reported, citing the parliament’s defense committee.

To contact the reporter on this story: Farah Elbahrawy in Dubai at felbahrawy@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Shaji Mathew at shajimathew@bloomberg.net

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