After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future

Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.
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RegionsUnited States
Published3 h ago (Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:31:01 GMT)
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AuthorErika Solomon, Falih Hassan and Eric Schmitt