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Iraq’s government is working on bringing an end to the presence of soldiers from a US-led coalition in the country, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Thursday. The Iraqi premier’s announcement comes amid heightened tensions and an escalation in attacks between the US military and Iran-backed militias, with the latter group insisting that the Iraqi government should set out a clear timetable for the withdrawal of coalition troops. Speaking in a joint conference with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who visited Iraq on Thursday, al-Sudani said his government was committed to re…