Begum is now effectively stateless and will likely stay in a detention camp in Syria for the foreseeable future.
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There are about 2,500 US troops still deployed in Iraq as part of the coalition formed in 2014 to help defeat ISIL.
Defense Secretary Austin says talks will take place as part of a military commission that was agreed upon in 2023.
The army’s fight against rebels has been criticised as heavy-handed, with the HRW report being the latest criticism.