New Zealand troops to pull out of Iraq next year

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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday announced her nation's troops will gradually exit Iraq by June, 2020.

During a press conference, Ardern said troops will be pulled out gradually over the next few months.

Since 2015, New Zealand has deployed personnel to train Iraqi soldiers in basic arms techniques, in addition to providing medical and logistic support at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad.