US Withdrawal From Iraq
Iraq’s security forces held parades in Baghdad and Najaf to celebrate ‘Sovereignty Day’, a national holiday marking the withdrawal of US troops from the country.Reported by 2 of 19 outlets; wording from Al Jazeera.
Summary AI · cited
US forces are set to pull out of their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday.1
The withdrawal was agreed in 2024 under President Joe Biden and carried out by Donald Trump's administration.1
US troops left the last air base where they had been present in northern Iraq under an agreement between Baghdad and Washington.2
The withdrawal was celebrated by Iran-backed groups as a victory for their movement.1
Iraq’s security forces held parades in Baghdad and Najaf to celebrate ‘Sovereignty Day’, marking the end of US-led coalition operations against ISIL.3
Written by AI from articles by 5 outlets. Each sentence links to the articles it rests on, and was checked automatically: every name, number and quote must appear in the sentences it cites, or it is removed.
Sources cited (5)
- US forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran The Straits Times, 29 Sep
- The US military says its withdrawal of troops from Iraq is complete New York Post, 30 Sep
- Iraq celebrates National Sovereignty Day as US troops withdraw Al Jazeera, 30 Sep
- As the last US troops exit Iraq, Kurdish fears rise and militias celebrate Toronto Star, 30 Sep
- September 30, 2026 Letters from an American, 1 Oct
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United States forces have departed their remaining bases in Iraq as the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIL (ISIS) expires, opening a new chapter in Iraqi security.
The U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003, in the wake of the 9/11 attacks on the United States two years before, although Iraq was not involved in that attack.
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The Iraqi government initially linked the Sept. 30 deadline for US withdrawal to the disarmament of non-state armed groups by that date.
The Kurdish regional government’s Peshmerga Ministry said the Kurdish region had faced more than 1,000 drone and ballistic-missile attacks during the recent US-Iran conflict.
Analysis
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- US troops are withdrawing from Iraq after a long presence there.12
- The withdrawal was agreed upon in 2024 and carried out by the Trump administration.13
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Abu Mojtaba al-Yasiri, a commander in the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed armed factions, described the US withdrawal as "a historic victory for the Iraqi Islamic resistance groups and honorable Iraqis, and a crushing defeat for the American project".
Around twice as many Americans died in "Operation Iraqi Freedom" as in the parallel war in Afghanistan, which ended with an abrupt US withdrawal in 2021.
In this year's war against Iran, 7 of the 18 US service members listed as killed were in Iraq, the last an army sergeant who died during the controlled detonation of a drone at a base near Erbil in July.
Some Iraqi security officials, both in the federal government and the semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region, say the US pullout also risks giving new life to Islamic State fighters, who, despite the defeat of their self-proclaimed caliphate nearly a decade ago, retain a sleeper cell network.
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How it changed
- 29 Sep
Abu Mojtaba al-Yasiri, a commander in the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed armed factions, described the US withdrawal as "a historic victory for the Iraqi Islamic resistance groups and honorable Iraqis, and a crushing defeat for the American project".
- 30 Sep
BAGHDAD (AP) — The last U.S. troops were slated to leave Iraq on Wednesday under an agreement between Baghdad and Washington, a move celebrated by Iran-backed groups but which some other Iraqis found concerning, particularly in the Kurdish region.
- 1 Oct
His government set 30 September as the deadline for factions to disarm, but later withdrew the deadline as talks aimed at "regulating" weapons continued.
Coverage 34 articles
1 Oct Iraq’s Kurdish forces look to a new era after US withdrawal
Al Jazeera- 1 Oct September 30, 2026
Letters from an American 
1 Oct US-led coalition ends anti-Islamic State mission in Iraq amid heightened regional tensions and security fears
Euronews
1 Oct Iraq celebrates Sovereignty Day as US troops complete withdrawal
Al Jazeera
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30 Sep U.S. troops leave Iraq, but future of Iran-backed militias remains uncertain
Los Angeles Times30 Sep US forces have finally quit Iraq. What happens now?
Sydney Morning Herald
30 Sep Trump celebrates departure of last US forces from Iraq 23 years after invasion: ‘We’re getting the hell out’
New York Post
30 Sep U.S. military clears out of Iraq after 12 years of anti-ISIS operation
CBS News30 Sep Trump celebrates US military exit from Iraq as the end of a ‘very expensive excursion into Hell’
The Independent
30 Sep Pentagon says US troop withdrawal from Iraq is complete
Al Jazeera
30 Sep Trump targeted by Iran as brazen midterm meddling plot is revealed
Daily Mail
30 Sep How does Iraq’s security change after US forces withdraw?
Al Jazeera
30 Sep U.S. forces withdraw from Iraq after Operation Inherent Resolve began in 2014
CBS News
30 Sep US announces all forces withdrawn from Iraq after 12-year anti-ISIS mission
Washington Examiner
30 Sep Iraq celebrates National Sovereignty Day as US troops withdraw
Al Jazeera
30 Sep U.S. military says the last of its troops in Iraq have withdrawn
Global News
30 Sep U.S. forces exit Iraq amid Iran war. And, SCOTUS revives Trump deportation policy
NPR30 Sep Vote out Trump allies: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard issues direct appeal to American voters
The Independent
30 Sep Iraq PM hails new era of 'sovereignty' after US-led coalition exit
Dawn
30 Sep US ends troop mission in Iraq, Baghdad to celebrate Sovereignty Day on October 1
South China Morning Post30 Sep Baghdad celebrates, Kurds concerned as US completes Iraq withdrawal
ABC News (AU)
30 Sep The US military says its withdrawal of troops from Iraq is complete
New York Post30 Sep US forces are finally withdrawing from Iraq. But what does that mean for its future?
The Independent
30 Sep As the last US troops exit Iraq, Kurdish fears rise and militias celebrate
Toronto Star- 30 Sep US-led coalition ends mission in Iraq
Dawn 30 Sep Iran appeals to US voters as American troops leave Iraq
The Straits Times
30 Sep U.S. forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran
The Hindu
29 Sep Iraq begins high-stakes security balancing act as US troops withdraw
Al Jazeera
29 Sep Trump administration ‘must be changed’: Iran’s IRGC appeals to US voters
Al Jazeera- 29 Sep U.S. forces set to leave Iraq after first arriving in 2003
CBC 
29 Sep Fears of ISIS resurgence and huge boost for Iran as US forces pull out from last Iraq bases
Daily Mail
29 Sep Iran tells the US public that Trump's war has failed, and other Mideast developments
Toronto Star
29 Sep US forces set to complete withdrawal from Iraq after 2 decades
South China Morning Post29 Sep US forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran
The Straits Times
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