BAGHDAD: The US military has begun drawing down its mission in Iraq under an agreement signed with the Iraqi government last year, eventually reducing the number of American troops in the country focused on countering the Daesh group by about 20 percent, officials said. Washington and Baghdad agreed last year under the Biden administration to wind down the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting Daesh by this September, with US forces departing some bases where troops have been stationed during a two-decade-long military presence in the country.

The U.S. military has begun reducing its mission in Iraq under an agreement made with Iraqi officials last year.

The U.S. military has started reducing its presence in Iraq as part of a deal reached with Baghdad last year, officials confirmed Wednesday. Washington...

BAGHDAD: The US military has begun drawing down its mission in Iraq under an agreement signed with the Iraqi government last year, eventually reducing the number of American…