"Some media outlets are talking about the presence of US combat troops at the US embassy in Baghdad," Khafaji said in a televised interview, according to the Political Press. "However, this is not true."

Regarding the withdrawal of US troops from the country, the senior Iraqi security official said: "Three units have left Ain al-Assad base in Anbar province, as well as Harir base in Erbil."

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