US completes troop withdrawal from Iraq, ending 12-year anti-IS mission
The US military says it has withdrawn all American troops from Iraq, drawing mixed reactions on the final day of the coalition drawdown.
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The United States military announced it has completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission against the Islamic State group, according to France 24.
The last US troops departed an air base in northern Iraq under a deal reached between Baghdad and Washington, the report said.
The withdrawal drew mixed reactions within Iraq, though France 24's report did not detail the specific range of views expressed by Iraqi officials, political factions or the public regarding the drawdown.
The US-led coalition was formed over a decade ago to combat the Islamic State group, which at its peak controlled large areas of Iraq and neighboring Syria before being militarily defeated in Iraq in subsequent years.
The report did not specify what security arrangements, if any, will replace the departing coalition forces, or how Iraqi security forces plan to address any residual threat from the group.
Sources
- Mixed reactions in Iraq on final day of US-led coalition withdrawal — France 24 — English
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