US Troops Withdraw from Iraq After ISIS Campaign Completion, Declares Trump
Summary
US President Donald Trump has announced the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, saying the military campaign against ISIS there has been completed. He called the move a victory for both the United States and Iraq and said the operation ended under his first-term policy.
Key Points
- Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq on Truth Social, saying the ISIS campaign there has been completed.
- He described the decision as a victory for both the United States and Iraq and linked it to his first-term policy.
- Trump said the situation in Iraq has changed under the new prime minister and that he continues to support him.
- CENTCOM had already said the mission under Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq had ended and that withdrawal from Erbil Air Base was completed.
