Edition No. 101 · Thu 1 Oct 2026 · Story 20 of 41

After two decades, U.S. forces formally withdraw from Iraq

Associated Press

The last American troops left Iraq 23 years after the 2003 invasion, at the end of a phased drawdown negotiated under the Biden administration.

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