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With the US-led anti-extremist coalition leaving Iraq, Baghdad faces mounting pressure to rein in Tehran-backed armed groups, a difficult task in a country long caught between its allies, the US and Iran. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, who assumed power earlier this year with the United States' blessing, has pledged…
Iraq marks national 'Sovereignty Days' as US troops depart, but must navigate risks of new security landscape.
Retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who commanded U.S. troops in Iraq, says the withdrawal could strengthen Iran and leave Iraq more vulnerable to ISIS.