# U.S. ends ISIS-fighting mission in Iraq as regional security fears mount

https://mins.news/en/item/80758

- NBC News, 2026-09-30 17:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/us-pulls-last-troops-iraq-kurdish-concerns-fears-iran-influence-rcna600639

> The last U.S. troops assigned to fight ISIS in Iraq left the country Wednesday, ending a mission that dismantled the extremists’ self-declared caliphate. The withdrawal is fueling fears over what could fill the vacuum as the Iran war continues.

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