Iraq’s PM orders probe after US flag trampled by Iran-backed militias
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi ordered an investigation on Sunday after the American flag was desecrated during parades marking the withdrawal of US troops from the country . Mr Al Zaidi ordered a committee to determine the circumstances of what happened during Iraq 's Sovereignty Day events, his military spokesman…
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This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The last US troops in Iraq formally withdrew today, 23 years after the United States first invaded Iraq and 12 years after it returned to take on the Islamic State…
Iraq’s government is facing pressure from the Trump administration to disarm militia groups.
While the president continues his war with Tehran, he removed the remaining U.S. troops in Iraq. It’s a decision that makes zero strategic sense.
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- U.S. Military Says Its Withdrawal Of Troops From Iraq Is Complete (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
The last U.S. troops left the last air base where they had been present in northern Iraq under an agreement between Baghdad and Washington.
- As US troops leave Iraq, withdrawal carries risks (opens Semafor in a new tab)
Iraq’s government is facing pressure from the Trump administration to disarm militia groups.
- Pentagon announces military withdrawal from Iraq complete (opens Daily Sabah in a new tab)
The U.S. military announced Wednesday it has completed its withdrawal from Iraq – ending a 12-year mission to fight the Daesh terrorist group – after The last troops departed a nor...
- U.S. military says its withdrawal of troops from Iraq complete (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Iran, which says its ultimate aim is to force American forces to leave the entire West Asia, casts the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq as a victory for its “axis of resistance” of allied armed groups across the region
- US troops wrap up Iraq mission 12 years after Islamic State offensive (opens RFI in a new tab)
Iraq is closing a major chapter in its post-2003 history as the US-led coalition against Islamic State ends its mission – more than two decades after France opposed the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.
- U.S. troops leave Iraq, but future of Iran-backed militias remains uncertain (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
The withdrawal, agreed on two years ago, comes against the backdrop of the U.S. war with Iran that has also sometimes spilled over into Iraq.
- The War in Iraq Is Finally Over (opens Mother Jones in a new tab)
After 23 years of war and occupation, the last US soldiers officially left Iraq on Wednesday, Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced in a statement on the “successful conclusion” of operations against the Islamic State organization in Iraq. The war, launched on false claims that Saddam Hussein possessed…
- America leaves Iraq, again (opens Vox in a new tab)
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The last US troops in Iraq formally withdrew today, 23 years after the United States first invaded Iraq and 12 years after it returned to take on the Islamic State…
- U.S. Formally Ends Anti-ISIS Mission in Iraq and Brings Troops Home (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
The Pentagon on Wednesday declared the “successful conclusion of the military mission that defeated ISIS in Iraq,” officially known as Operation Inherent Resolve. The last American and British forces have departed from Iraq over the past few weeks.
- America Will Regret Withdrawing from Iraq (opens The Free Press in a new tab)
While the president continues his war with Tehran, he removed the remaining U.S. troops in Iraq. It’s a decision that makes zero strategic sense.
- Iraq confident it can disarm Iran-backed militias by June 2027, Foreign Minister says (opens The National (UAE) in a new tab)
Iraq is confident it will meet a June 30, 2027 deadline to bring weapons held by armed groups under state control, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on Thursday, despite resistance from some powerful Iran-aligned groups. Mr Hussein told reporters at the Iraqi embassy in Washington, one day after the US withdrew its…
- Has the US actually left Iraq? (opens Middle East Eye in a new tab)
Has the US actually left Iraq? As Iraq celebrates Sovereignty Day in the wake of the US's final withdrawal of troops from the country, questions remain as to the legacy of its influence over the country. Senior research fellow in the Iraq division at Chatham House, Renad Mansour, tells MEE's Mathilda Mallinson that…
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