The US military informed its counterparts in Baghdad on Monday it was preparing for “ movement out of Iraq , ” a day after the Iraqi parliament urged the government oust foreign troops .

The head of the US military ’ s Task Force Iraq , Brigadier General William Seely , sent a letter to the head of Iraq ’ s joint operations command , a copy of which was seen by AFP .

The letter said troops would “ be repositioning forces over the course of the coming days and weeks to prepare for onward movement . ”

A US defence official and an Iraqi defence official confirmed the letter was real and had been delivered .
AFP

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