US forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran
An Iraqi official said all combat and logistical support forces have left, ending the U.S.-led mission against Islamic State after about 2,500 troops remained.
- On Wednesday, United States forces are set to complete their withdrawal from Iraq, ending a two-decade presence where 4,500 Americans died during the conflict.
- American forces invaded Iraq in 2003 to topple Saddam Hussein, returning less than three years later to fight Islamic State; twice as many Americans died in Iraq as in the parallel war in Afghanistan.
- Iran's Parliament, through deputy chairman Amir Hayat Moqaddam, welcomed the withdrawal on Monday, stating the departure removes a military counterweight to Tehran's influence in the region.
- Islamic Resistance commander Abu Mojtaba called the exit "a historic victory for the Iraqi Islamic resistance groups," though security officials warned Islamic State sleeper cells are escalating activity.
- The withdrawal, agreed under President Joe Biden and executed by Donald Trump, concludes a period when Iraq served as a proxy battlefield between the United States and Iran.
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US forces are set to withdraw from their last bases in Iraq by tomorrow as planned, a departure hailed as a victory by Iran and its allies who now wield deep influence in a country where 4,500 Americans have died during more than two decades of war.
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US forces to exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran
US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran in the country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war.
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