US ends 12-year military mission in Iraq, withdrawing last troops from Kurdish region
- The United States has withdrawn its remaining troops from Iraq, ending a mission that began in 2014 against ISIS.
- The last personnel left an air base at Irbil, under an agreement between Washington and Baghdad.
- It comes with the US and Iran at war, a conflict that has repeatedly spilled into Iraq.
- Baghdad sees the departure as a step towards sovereignty, though security concerns remain.
Source: firstpost.com
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