US announces all forces withdrawn from Iraq after 12-year mission

The United States has officially ended its 23-year military presence in Iraq. The final troops and equipment departed from Erbil Air Base.
The United States announced the end of its military presence in Iraq after 23 years on Wednesday, ending one of the U.S.’s most controversial military adventures. The final U.S. troops and equipment departed Erbil Air Base in the country’s northeast autonomous Kurdish region, War Department Spokesman Sean Parnell announced. He said the “orderly departure” concludes […]
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