The United States military has finally withdrawn from Iraq after 12 years, with President Donald Trump criticizing the “very bad decision-making that got us involved in this quagmire in the first place.”
\n\nThe move marked the formal closure of another chapter of U.S. occupation in the Middle Eastern country after troops previously left in 2011 after the Iraq War before returning to fight ISIS in 2014.
\n\nA press release from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that the “orderly departure of U.S. forces and equipment” from Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq was completed on Wednesday, marking the end of the Operation Inherent Resolve mission against the Islamic State.
\n\nThe move out of Iraq, which began last October, is part of a planned transition to a “U.S.-Iraq bilateral defense relationship” that followed an agreement reached between the two countries in 2024 under the Biden administration.
\n\nThe Operation Inherent Resolve combined joint task force has been moved to Jordan and will remain operational as American forces continue to counter ISIS in Syria alongside “coalition partners” and the Syrian government.
\n\nTrump celebrated the withdrawal on Truth Social — including praise for new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and a call-out of the previous…
Original source: https://breitbart.com/
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