Iraq sets date for US withdrawal, US denies

Iraqi sources told Reuters, on Tuesday (July 23, 2024), a date for the start of the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, while American sources confirmed that no official agreement has been reached yet.

The sources said, “A delegation from the Iraqi government will meet this week with the American leadership in Washington to discuss the details of the withdrawal, and it expects to begin its withdrawal in September of this year, and to end it in September of next year.”

Meanwhile, American sources explained that “the negotiations have not yet led to an agreed date for the American withdrawal, or a schedule for the gradual exit of forces, and that the negotiations are still ongoing, and no official agreement has been reached on the details so far.”

It is noteworthy that the US administration announced, at the beginning of US President Joe Biden’s assumption of office, its intention to withdraw US forces from Iraq completely, which did not happen during the past period due to the changing political data in the region, according to Reuters.

Burathanews.com