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[25] On 20 March 2020, CJTF-OIR confirmed that certain troops would be withdrawing from Iraq due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [26] On that same day, United States Central Command ordered a 14-day "stop movement" preventing any U.S. troops from entering or leaving Iraq and Afghanistan because of the pandemic. [27]
Map of major U.S. military bases in Iraq and the number of soldiers stationed there (2007) The United States Department of Defense continues to have a large number of temporary military bases in Iraq, most a type of forward operating base (FOB).
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)
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.
The U.S. has approximately 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in neighbouring Syria as part of the coalition formed in 2014 to combat Islamic State as it rampaged through the two countries.
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)
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The U.S. maintains just under 1,000 troops on bases in Syria and a further 2,500 in Iraq, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.