National Guard soldier dies days after Christmas in 'non-combat' related incident in Iraq

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50% : AFTER NONCOMBATANT INCIDENT IN KUWAIT Fox News Digital reached out to the Department of Defense for comment, but did not immediately receive a response. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The U.S. announced plans to shrink the U.S. "footprint" in Iraq and end the current mission of coalition forces -- including the Kurds -- to fight ISIS, but declined to say how many of the 2,500 troops currently stationed there would remain.

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