United States Completes Troop Withdrawal From Iraq, Ending Mission Against Islamic State
U.S. troops fully withdraw from Iraq, ending Operation Inherent Resolve. Last bases handed over in Erbil/Baghdad; Iraq marks Sovereignty Day.
Withdrawal Completed
The United States completed its withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq on Wednesday, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group, the U.S. military said.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell described the departure as an “orderly departure” from an air base in Irbil, in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi presided over the handover ceremony and described the withdrawal as the beginning of a “new phase, one defined by Iraq’s sovereignty, the strength of its institutions, the readiness of its forces, the unity of its decision-making, and balanced partnerships with its friends.”
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