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August 24, 2020

U.S. Troops Withdraw from Camp Taji in Iraq
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In Iraq, U.S. forces have withdrawn from Camp Taji, handing control of
the military base north of Baghdad to the Iraqi Army for the first time
since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. The U.S. will still have about
5,000 troops stationed in Iraq, alongside 2,500 allied troops and