US-Led Coalition Withdrawal From Iraq Ends 12-Year Anti-ISIS Mission as Baghdad Takes Full Security Role
The US-led coalition withdrawal from Iraq 2026 has formally ended, closing a 12-year military mission against ISIS and putting Iraqi forces at the centre of the country’s security strategy. The final coalition forces and equipment left Erbil Air Base on Wednesday, September 30, as part of an agreement reached between Washington and Baghdad. The move…