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U.S. withdraws forces in Iraq as balance of power shifts to Iran

forces were set to leave their remaining bases in Iraq on Wednesday, closing more than two decades of American military presence and leaving a battered but increasingly powerful Iran at the center of the region's next chapter. The last troops are moving to Jordan, now headquarters for the continuing campaign against Islamic State militants, […]

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forces were set to leave their remaining bases in Iraq on Wednesday, closing more than two decades of American military presence and leaving a battered but increasingly powerful Iran at the center of the...

The last troops are moving to Jordan, now headquarters for the continuing campaign against Islamic State militants, […]

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forces were set to leave their remaining bases in Iraq on Wednesday, closing more than two decades of American military presence and leaving a battered but increasingly powerful Iran at the center of the region's next chapter. The last troops are moving to Jordan, now headquarters for the continuing campaign against Islamic State militants, […]

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