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The deadline was confirmed on Wednesday by Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi’s workplace following his assembly with US Central Command commander Admiral Brad Cooper.
A convoy of US army automobiles arrives close to the Iraqi Kurdish city of Bardarash after withdrawing from northern Syria in 2021. (AFP file picture)
The US is making ready to withdraw all its troops from Iraq by September 30, bringing an finish to a 23-year army presence that started with the 2003 invasion to topple Saddam Hussein.
The deadline was confirmed on Wednesday by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s workplace following his assembly with US Central Command commander Admiral Brad Cooper. His workplace stated the September 30 deadline for ending the US-led coalition’s army mission towards Islamic State (ISIL) and finishing the withdrawal of its forces was “fastened and remaining”.
Iraq Units Closing Deadline
Al-Zaidi stated “October 1 will mark a brand new day within the trajectory of the Iraqi state, as Iraq will probably be freed from any international army presence”.
The Iraqi prime minister’s workplace stated Baghdad and Washington had reached a remaining settlement to finish the coalition’s army mission in Iraq. It added that relations between the 2 international locations would transfer in direction of cooperation in “financial, growth, and safety fields, based mostly on mutual respect for sovereignty and the mutual pursuits of each international locations”.
Prime Minister @AliFalihAlzaidy met with Commander of U.S. @CENTCOM Admiral Charles Brad Cooper.In the course of the assembly, Prime Minister Al-Zaidi reaffirmed the dedication to the agreed timelines, below which September 30 would be the fastened and remaining date for ending the army… https://t.co/tWXh6j9JEe
— المكتب الإعلامي لرئيس الوزراء 🇮🇶 (@IraqiPMO) August 12, 2026
The US and Iraq agreed in 2024 to wind down the a lot smaller US-led army operations towards Islamic State, years after the group misplaced most of its territory in Iraq.
US Mission Nears Finish
US troops withdrew from bases throughout most elements of Iraq final 12 months however maintained a presence within the semi-autonomous Kurdistan area within the north.
A US official informed the Los Angeles Instances that Washington anticipated to finish the withdrawal by September 30, however didn’t disclose what number of US troops stay in Iraq or the place they’d be despatched subsequent.
The remaining US presence has confronted safety challenges. Bases within the Kurdish area have come below repeated assaults because the US and Israel started their warfare with Iran on February 28.
“The USA, Iraq and coalition companions have achieved large success in defeating ISIS and now the Iraqi safety forces,” the US official stated.
The official added that Iraqi safety forces, together with the Peshmerga and different forces within the Kurdistan area, would now lead efforts to battle terrorist teams within the nation.
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