The last US troops have left Iraq

The US military says it has completed its withdrawal from Iraq, ending the 12-year mission against ISIS. The pullout was agreed in 2024, before the Iran war, but its completion comes as the conflict has spilled into Iraq, where Iran-aligned militias have attacked US forces.

Kurdish officials have warned that losing US air-defense systems leaves their region more exposed. The departure marks a major shift in the US military presence in one of the conflict’s regional arenas.