# US forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran

https://mins.news/en/item/78115

- Reuters, 2026-09-29 06:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-forces-exit-iraq-after-two-decades-leaving-opening-iran-2026-09-29/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abb576f71ae1c0001926ef3

> US troops are due to leave their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday. Iran and its allies are celebrating the withdrawal as a victory and now wield deep influence in a country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war.

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