![FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2017 file photo, U.S. Army soldiers stands next to a guided-missile launcher, a few miles from the frontline, in the village of Abu Ghaddur, east of Tal Afar, Iraq. American troops have started to draw down from Iraq following Baghdad’s declaration of victory over the Islamic State group last year, according to western contractors at a U.S.-led coalition base in Iraq. (AP Photo/Balint Szlanko, File)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UMFUZV5DRGM7T3TD6RDJMVQ2RU.jpg?smart=true&auth=367954e81a84e7aad61ef002d286c71a668ff72cace8865bdaddb2daaa9aa45c&width=400&height=225)
The Pentagon is reviewing options for the US President regarding American military presence in both Syria and Iraq. AP
The Pentagon is reviewing options for the US President regarding American military presence in both Syria and Iraq. AP
Congress committees warn against US withdrawal from Iraq
The Iraqi Parliament is preparing to introduce two bills this week calling for all foreign troops to pull out from the country
Joyce Karam
19 March, 2019