Talks to withdraw US-led forces from Iraq may continue until US elections

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – An Iraqi government official told Reuters that discussions between Iraq and the United States about the withdrawal of the US-led military coalition in Iraq would not be completed until after the US presidential elections in November.

After ISIS terrorists took over a large part of the country in 2014, Washington and Baghdad started discussions in January to re-evaluate the presence of the US-led coalition in Iraq.

With 2,500 soldiers, the US is helping local forces in Iraq avoid the return of ISIS groups.

The…