Last UK and US troops leave Iraq as anti-Islamic State mission ends
Last UK and US troops leave Iraq as anti-Islamic State mission endsImage source, ReutersImage caption, Iraq's security forces have now assumed full responsibility for the nation's security following confirmation of the US and UK withdrawalByJonathan Beale , Defence correspondent…
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| Publication time | Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:36:23 GMT |
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Last UK and US troops leave Iraq as anti-Islamic State mission endsImage source, ReutersImage caption, Iraq's security forces have now assumed full responsibility for the nation's security following confirmation of the US and UK withdrawalByJonathan Beale , Defence correspondent and David GrittenPublished18 minutes agoThe last British and American troops have left Iraq after a military presence of more than a decade in the country.The exit of the remaining UK military personnel - around 100 - from Irbil, in the northern Kurdistan region, was co-ordinated over recent weeks with US forces, who also departed on Wednesday.It follows an agreement between the US and the Iraqi government, signed two years ago, to withdraw foreign troops by the end of this month.British and US forces have been…
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