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A US soldier looks onto Baghdad from a guardhouse near the International Zone, in May 2021. Getty Images
A US soldier looks onto Baghdad from a guardhouse near the International Zone, in May 2021. Getty Images
Withdrawal of US forces puts Iraq's security at risk, warn analysts
About 2,500 US troops and several small contingents of other Nato countries are still advising Iraqi military officers