The US has had a continuous presence in Iraq since its 2003 invasion.
US combat forces left in 2011, but thousands of troops returned in 2014 to help the Iraqi government defeat ISIL, ISIS.
In the years, the presence of US forces, who have remained there to conduct counter-ISIL missions and training, has been a lightning rod for an increasingly influential faction of Iran-aligned militias and politicians in Iraq.
Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement, said Baghdad aims to formulate a specific and clear timetable that specifies the duration of the presence of international coalition advisors in Iraq, and to initiate the gradual and deliberate reduction of its advisors on Iraqi soil, eventually leading to the end of the coalition mission.
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