A long-expected deal to reduce U.S. troop presence in Iraq will likely be announced next week, two administration officials said Friday. The agreement with Iraq, which would reduce American

The U.S. government is expected to announce a troop reduction in Iraq shortly, two administration officials said on Friday. Negotiations between the Pentagon and Iraqi leaders have gone on for several months,

Negotiations over the plan, which Iraqi officials have said publicly would lead to the 2,500 U.S. troops in Iraq leaving by the end of 2026, are in their final stages, the officials said. They acknowledged that the fight against the remnants of ISIS in Iraq and Syria isn’t over.