US troop drawdown seen as boosting Iraq’s Abadi
The US decision to withdraw troops from Iraq could help the Iraqi prime minister’s re-election campaign.
![MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-BASHIQA U.S. military vehicles are seen in the town of Bashiqa, east of Mosul, during an operation to attack Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, November 7, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari - S1AEULMKDCAB](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2018/02/RTX2SCMH.jpg/RTX2SCMH.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=jIOgwUjS)
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