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Iraq PM Announces Complete U.S. Force Withdrawal by Sept. 30, 2026
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Al-Zaidi Orders US Withdrawal
- Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi announced the complete U.S. force withdrawal by September 30, 2026.
- The United States now has about 2,500 troops in Iraq, down from a 2007 peak of 170,000.
- Reuters reported that 4,500 American service members died during two decades of the Iraq war.
- Militia disarmament deadline moved from September 30, 2026 to June 2027 amid compliance doubts.
- Kurdish officials warned that losing U.S. air defenses and drones could enable ISIS cells to regroup.
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