![(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 22, 2017, US troops walk as a US C-47 Chinook helicopter flies over the village of Oreij, south of Mosul. The US said on January 10, 2020, it would not discuss pulling troops from Iraq after its caretaker prime minister asked Washington to send a delegation to begin withdrawal arrangements. "At this time, any delegation sent to Iraq would be dedicated to discussing how to best recommit to our strategic partnership -- not to discuss troop withdrawal, but our right, appropriate force posture in the Middle East," State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TP5HLEB5YOG5TZMKSOMOZEZCRE.jpg?smart=true&auth=0faad59cb9820e3d3626268a11af560b68d4c97d4d920516fad26ca18658774a&width=400&height=225)
The US-led coalition has been fighting ISIS in Iraq since 2014. AFP
The US-led coalition has been fighting ISIS in Iraq since 2014. AFP
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