The U.S. government is expected to announce a troop reduction in Iraq shortly, two administration officials said on Friday. Negotiations between the Pentagon and Iraqi leaders have gone on for several months,

American leaders should reject any form of mission creep in the Middle East – including state building and countering Iranian influence in Iraq.

The four leaders killed were identified as Ahmad al-Ithawi, the operations leader for ISIS in Iraq; Abu Hammam, who oversaw operations in western Iraq; Abu Ali al-Tunisi, who managed technical development; and Shakir al-Issawi, who led the group’s military operations in western Iraq, according to Centcom.

Four ISIS leaders were killed as part of a U.S.-Iraqi raid in Western Iraq on Aug. 29 that killed 14 operatives, the U.S. military said on Friday. The U.S. disclosed the operation in August; it also injured seven military personnel.

The agreement keeps alive the possibility that a small contingent of U.S. forces might stay in Iraq indefinitely.

The U.S. expects to announce next week a long-awaited agreement with Iraq on reducing the U.S. troop presence in the country, two administration officials said on Friday. Negotiations over the plan, which Iraqi officials have said publicly would lead to the 2,

A long-expected deal to reduce U.S. troop presence in Iraq will likely be announced next week, two administration officials said Friday. The agreement with Iraq, which would reduce American troops in the country,