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- 1UK's Op Shader to continue despite US Iraq withdrawal●UK's Op Shader to continue, despite US withdrawal of troops in Iraq The amount of UK personnel that will remain in Iraq
The UK says its counter-terrorism mission in Iraq, Operation Shader, will continue even as the United States pulls its troops out of the country, ending a 23-year American military presence. The number of UK personnel that will remain in Iraq is still unclear, prompting questions about how the British mission will operate alongside the US drawdown.