U.S. forces exit Iraq, boosting Iran-aligned influence amid fears of security vacuums and revived Islamic State threats.

The U.S. military completed its withdrawal from Erbil Air Base, ending Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq while relocating its headquarters to Jordan.

The U.S. military completed its withdrawal from Erbil Air Base, ending Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq while relocating its headquarters to Jordan.

The last American troops have left Irbil, ending Washington's 12-year anti-ISIS mission in Iraq. Baghdad cast the exit as a sovereignty milestone, while Kurdish leaders warned of fresh security gaps.

U.S. troops pulled out of bases in most areas of Iraq last year but maintained a small presence in the semiautonomous northern Kurdish region.

The withdrawal, agreed on two years ago, comes against the backdrop of the ongoing war between the United States and Iran that has also sometimes spilled over into Iraq.

The last remaining American troops and equipment on Wednesday pulled out of Irbil Air Base in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, the final U.S. military outpost there.

The last American troops left Iraq on Wednesday, closing the US mission against Islamic State. Baghdad hailed a sovereignty milestone, but militia politics and Kurdish security worries remain.

The U.S. military announced on Wednesday that it has completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group. The last U.S. troops left an

President Trump on Wednesday hailed the complete withdrawal of American forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base in Iraq, ending Operation Inherent Resolve, which was launched under the Obama administ

US President Donald Trump has announced the withdrawal of the last American forces from Iraq, declaring the end of Operation Inherent Resolve. Trump said the US mission had achieved its objective of defeating Islamic State’s territorial caliphate.

The U.S. military has withdrawn from Iraq after 12 years, with President Trump criticizing the "very bad decision-making that got us involved in this quagmire in the first place."