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WASHINGTON — U.S. troops may remain past a June 30 withdrawal deadline in an Iraqi city threatened daily by al-Qaeda, the top American commander there said Tuesday in a test of the nation’s new security agreement.
Army Col. Gary Volesky, who commands U.S. troops in northern Ninevah province, said his soldiers would stay in Mosul only if asked by the Iraqi government.
Volesky did not rule out the possibility that would happen, even as a memorial service was held for five U.S. soldiers killed in Mosul last week.
