State Department in response to US State Department spokesman: There are no US forces in Iraq except for military advisors, 16 AUGUST

  State Department in response to US State Department spokesman: There are no US forces in Iraq except for military advisors

One journalist, with his inaccurate answer, the State Department would like to clarify the following:

First: There are no American forces in Iraq except for military advisors who are under the umbrella of the international coalition. These advisors are included in the outputs of the work of the Military Committee

The highest level, and both parties are committed to the established mechanisms and their outcomes. Second: The work of the Supreme Military Committee during the past months focused on assessing the threat of ISIS with the aim of reaching a deadline for ending the military mission of Operation Inherent Resolve. On this basis, the presence of international coalition advisors of all nationalities on Iraqi soil will be terminated.

These discussions included details that included the hierarchy of advisors’ withdrawal from the sites, and all that remained was to agree on the details and date of the announcement and some other logistical aspects. We were very close to announcing this agreement, but due to recent developments, the announcement of the end of the international coalition’s military mission in Iraq was postponed.

Third: The bilateral relationship with the United States in all fields, including the security relationship, is completely separate from the course of the relationship with the international coalition forces. This relationship existed before the alliance and will continue after it. The Iraqi delegation discussed the future of the security relationship in areas:  link