Negotiations on the future of American solders in Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and U.S. Gen. Lloyd Austin are expected to start negotiations on the future of the American solders in Iraq after the Iraqi negotiation team is set up. It is expected that some 10,000 to 15,000 U.S. troops may further stay there for two years beyond the American withdrawal.
Their role would be training domestic forces without involvement in military operations without Iraqi coordination. , an unnamed Iraqi source said. The U.S. soldiers would be stationed throughout Iraq, the source said. Negotiations will be held under the leadership of . Discussions have begun among the Iraqis about who will join their delegation.