US Military Withdraws From Iraq, Ending Years-Long Mission
- On Wednesday, the United States formally ended its 12-year anti-ISIS mission in Iraq, completing the withdrawal of forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base in a move Defense Department spokesman Sean Parnell called an "orderly departure."
- 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 neighboring Syria, shifting to an advisory role.
- 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 alongside coalition partners.
- Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi hailed the withdrawal as a sovereignty milestone, though Kurdish officials warned the departure leaves the Kurdistan region vulnerable to Iranian strikes and a possible 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, though ISIS maintains cells throughout the region.
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On September 30, the last American and coalition troops flew out of Erbil Air Base, and the Pentagon declared an “orderly departure.” The White House called it a victory. President Trump, never one for understatement, described the whole enterprise as “a very expensive excursion into Hell.” For once, the hyperbole is closer to the truth […]
Duckworth Urges Trump To End Iran War As U.S. Withdraws From Iraq
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) who served in the Iraq War—issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced that the United States has officially withdrawn our military forces from Iraq: “For an entire generation of combat Veterans, the weight of this moment as our …
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