# US military says withdrawal of troops from Iraq is complete

https://mins.news/en/item/79912

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-30 08:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/4dIbl3m

> The U.S. military says its troop withdrawal from Iraq has been completed. American forces invaded in 2003 to topple Saddam Hussein, left in 2011 and returned in 2014 to fight the Islamic State group.

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