The United States is reducing the number of troops in Iraq to below 2,000, considering the ISIS threat to be diminished.

According to the plan, the United States and its allies will move the majority of troops from Iraq to Kurdistan, leaving under 2,000 soldiers in the country. This decision reflects a decrease in the threat of the Islamic State, allowing Iraq to take the lead in security. The American military presence has been considered a source of instability by the Iraqi government, and the withdrawal from the Ain al-Asad base is part of the transition in deployment.