Iraq Takes Step to Close Down US-Led Coalition's Mission

FILE - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, shown here at the Arab League Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 19, 2023, said Friday his government is beginning a process to end the international coalition in Iraq. (Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office via Reuters)

The Iraqi government is forming a committee to prepare the closing down of the U.S.-led international coalition's mission in the country, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's office said Friday.