US officials have reportedly said that the US President Donald Trump’s new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of nations in the travel ban. According to reports, officials said the decision follows pressure from the Pentagon and State Department as they had urged the White House to reconsider Iraq's inclusion given its key role in fighting the Islamic State group. Trump’s initial order banned citizens from seven countries which include Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, Yemen and Iraq.

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