As last U.S. troops pack up in Iraq, militias signal their weapons will stay

As last U.S. troops pack up in Iraq, militias signal their weapons will stay

Two deadlines are looming for Iraq at the end of the month: the end of a decades-long U.S. military presence and the disarmament of non-state armed groups. The U.S. withdrawal is underway, and officials say the hundreds of troops remaining in northern Iraq will be out by the Sept. 30…