国际英语资讯:Pentagon denies reports on U.S. pullback from Iraq
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 6-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consult">consult</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span>-<span word="ISIS">ISIS</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span>," <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Alyssa">Alyssa</span> <span word="Farah">Farah</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Multiple">Multiple</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Seely">Seely</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="task">task</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Combined">Combined</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Operation">Operation</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="deference">deference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span>, <span word="CJTF">CJTF</span>-<span word="OIR">OIR</span> (<span word="Combined">Combined</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Task">Task</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> - <span word="Operation">Operation</span> <span word="Inherent">Inherent</span> <span word="Resolve">Resolve</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="repositioning">repositioning</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="onward">onward</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>.</p><p><span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Milley">Milley</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Chiefs">Chiefs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Staff">Staff</span>, <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> "<span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="episode">episode</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nonbinding">nonbinding</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="airspace">airspace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waters">waters</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="drone">drone</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="convoy">convoy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="Qassem">Qassem</span> <span word="Soleimani">Soleimani</span>, <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Quds">Quds</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="Guards">Guards</span> <span word="Corps">Corps</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Abu">Abu</span> <span word="Mahdi">Mahdi</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Muhandis">Muhandis</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="paramilitary">paramilitary</span> <span word="Hashd">Hashd</span> <span word="Shaabi">Shaabi</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>.</p>
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