WorldIraqi PM: September 30 deadline for complete US-led coalition withdrawal

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi told visiting US Central Command Commander Brad Cooper that September 30 remains the firm deadline for ending the US-led coalition’s military mission in Iraq and completing its troop withdrawal. He said October 1 would begin a new era free of foreign military presence, while state control of arms remains essential to sovereignty and stability.

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