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US troops leaving Syria can't stay in Iraq, Baghdad says

Despite Washington's willingness to keep its troops in Iraq after withdrawing them from Syria, Baghdad has told the United States to get them out in short order.

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After withdrawing from northern Syria, a convoy of US vehicles is seen in Erbil, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2019. — REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

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