The US military informed its counterparts in Baghdad on Monday it was preparing for "movement out of Iraq," a day after the Iraqi parliament urged the government oust foreign troops. The head of the US military's Task Force Iraq, Brigadier General William Seely, sent a letter to the head of Iraq's joint operations command, a copy of which was seen by AFP. The letter said forces from the US-led coalition in
Iraq would "be repositioning forces over the course of the coming days and weeks to prepare for onward movement".