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BAGHDAD (ASN NEWS USA)— The last U.S. troops are out of Iraq. American forces withdrew from their remaining bases in the country on Wednesday under a 2024 agreement between Washington and Baghdad, ending an American military presence that began with the 2003 invasion.

Roughly 2,500 U.S. troops had been stationed in Iraq over the past decade, largely in advisory roles supporting and training Iraqi forces in the fight against ISIS. The 2003 invasion toppled Saddam Hussein; the United States withdrew in 2011, then returned three years later under Operation Inherent Resolve after ISIS seized large areas of the country.

The departure drew sharply split reactions. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards celebrated the exit and issued a public letter urging Americans to vote out President Donald Trump’s allies in Congress. Meanwhile, officials in Iraq’s Kurdish region voiced concern over what comes next — particularly the removal of U.S. air-defense systems that have intercepted more than a thousand incoming projectiles in recent years.

The withdrawal marks a major milestone in America’s long and costly footprint in Iraq, as Washington and Baghdad now move toward a new phase of bilateral relations — and the world watches whether Iraq can hold its own security on its own soil.

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