Iraqi PM asserts to US officials: 'ISIS poses no threat'
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The US has justified its troop presence in Iraq by saying it is fighting the terror group

The US has used ISIS as a pretext for keeping troops in the oil-rich country. The US and its regional allies previously provided covert support for ISIS as it took over large swathes of Iraq in 2014, including the country’s second-largest city, Mosul.