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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. announced an agreement with the Iraqi government Friday to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by next year, with U.S. troops departing some bases that they have long occupied during a two-decade-long military presence in the country.
In December 2019, the United States began discussing with Iraq about plans to withdraw from certain bases. [12] That same month, the K-1 Air Base was attacked, resulting in one American fatality and six injuries. [6] The United States claimed that Kata'ib Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy group, was responsible for the attack. [6]
Control of many U.S.-operated bases was transferred to the Iraqi government during the 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal. At the request of the Iraqi government in January 2024, [3] and amid rising regional tensions following the 2023 Israeli invasion of Gaza, the US and Iraq are set to begin negotiations to end US military presence in Iraq. [4]
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -The United States and Iraq have reached an understanding on plans for the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces from Iraq, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
The U.S. military will end its current mission in Iraq against the militant organization ISIS by the end of 2026 and transition to a new phase that likely will involve a significant withdrawal of ...
The US has roughly 2,500 troops currently in Iraq who have been operating there in an “advise and assist” capacity since December 2021, when the US military announced the end of its combat ...
There have been two formal withdrawals of American military personnel from Iraq since the 2003 American invasion. Each marked the end of a "major combat mission" there. Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq (2007–2011) Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq (2020–2021)
The withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq may refer to: Gulf War § The end of active hostilities; Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq (2007–2011) Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq (2020–2021)