(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Central Command denied reports about the withdrawal of U.S. troops from military bases in Iraq.
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“Reports that the U.S. has pulled out of 15 bases in Iraq are not correct,” Centcom media relations officer Major Beth Riordan said in a statement. There has been “no change in U.S. force disposition in Iraq,” she said.
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Abu Dhabi-based Sky News Arabia earlier reported that the U.S. is pulling out from 15 bases in Iraq and that France, Germany and Australia had submitted a similar request.
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