US Military Withdraws From Iraq, Ending Years-Long Mission
CENTCOM said 1,500 U.S. and coalition personnel left Erbil Air Base as the mission shifted to Iraqi-led security support.
- On Wednesday, the United States formally ended its 12-year anti-ISIS mission in Iraq, completing the withdrawal of American and coalition forces from Erbil Air Base.
- American involvement reached a peak of about 170,000 personnel in 2007, but forces withdrew in 2011 and returned three years later as ISIS seized large portions of Iraq and Syria.
- Roughly 1,500 coalition personnel consolidated at Erbil before departing, while CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper confirmed the task force relocated to Jordan to continue counter-ISIS operations in Syria.
- Iraqi Prime Minister Ali hailed the withdrawal as reclaiming sovereignty, yet Kurdish officials warned the departure leaves the Kurdistan region vulnerable to Iranian strikes and ISIS resurgence.
- Primary responsibility for addressing Iran-aligned militias and ISIS remnants now rests with the Government of Iraq as Washington and Baghdad transition to a traditional bilateral defense relationship.
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The United States has withdrawn all its troops from Iraq, marking the end of the 12-year mission against the Islamic State. The last troops left Irbil Air Base in northern Iraq. President Trump called it a victory, while Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi called it a new era of sovereignty.
With the withdrawal of its last troops from an air base in Erbil, the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, the U.S. concluded its 12-year mission to head the coalition that faced the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), leaving the country among celebrations and fears of a possible security vacuum. ... Continue reading "U.S. concretely exiting its troops from Iraq after 12 years, but what comes now?"
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