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U.S. Forces in Iraq Move from Defeating ISIS to Self-Protection
(Military Times) Shawn Snow - A recent inspector general report stated that U.S. base transfers to Iraqi forces were accelerated "in some part due to increased threats presented by malign actors," referring to Iran and its militia forces in Iraq. The U.S.-led Operation Inherent Resolve mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria was experiencing a "change in focus from [defeat-ISIS] operations to force protection." Iran-backed militias have continued deadly rocket attacks targeting coalition troops housed across Iraq bases.