US Exits Iraq, Handing Over Key Bases and Closing Headquarters to Mark End of 12-Year Mission
The drawdown ends a 12-year anti-ISIS mission as Iraqi officials warn the remaining security gap could help militias and sleeper cells expand.
- On Wednesday, the United States completed its military withdrawal from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission against the Islamic State as Coalition forces finalized their departure from Erbil Air Base in the Kurdistan Region.
- Washington and Baghdad agreed in 2024 to wind down the mission, with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali describing the withdrawal as marking a new phase defined by Iraq's sovereignty and Iraqi-led security responsibility.
- While Iran-backed groups celebrated the expulsion of "occupation forces," officials in the Kurdistan Region expressed anxiety about the removal of United States air defense systems after the region faced more than 1,000 drone and ballistic-missile attacks.
- Abu Mujahid, a security official with the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, warned the government not to pursue "American plans," threatening that "any government that does not work for the benefit of the people will be overthrown by all means."
- Prime Minister Ali recently pushed the deadline for militia disarmament to June 2027, while the United States will maintain targeted training and intelligence support to prevent the Islamic State from reestablishing a presence in Iraq.
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The U.S. has completed its total military withdrawal from Iraq this Wednesday, after two years of preparation.This withdrawal was agreed between Baghdad and the U.S. Administration in 2024, under Democrat Joe Biden. It has been the current U.S. President, Donald Trump, who has completed the end of the U.S. presence in Iraq.
The U.S. military announced Wednesday that it has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to combat the extremist group...
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Free Malaysia Today NewsUS forces exit Iraq, emboldening Iran’s proxies and Islamic State
BAGHDAD — U.S. forces withdraw from their remaining bases in Iraq on Wednesday, raising fears they will leave behind a security vacuum, further embolden Iranian-backed militias and give the resurgent Islamic State group an opening to regroup.
The United States military announced on Wednesday that it had withdrawn all of its troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq and neighboring Syria.
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