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Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/SOMNIA-idUSKCN1OT0K5
Iraq Hints at Bigger Role in Syria after U.S. Withdrawal
(Reuters) Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, referring to President Trump's announcement that he will withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, said on Sunday, "We have a 600 km. (400 mile) border with Syria and Daesh (Islamic State) is there.....There are groups operating in Syria, and Iraq is the best way to deal with this." Abdul Mahdi said Iraq sought to move beyond its current arrangement with Syria - under which it launches air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syrian territory. Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim paramilitary groups backed by Iran already operate inside Syrian territory against the Sunni Muslim militants of Islamic State.