# US troops exit Iraq 23 years after invading

https://mins.news/en/video/81200

- Global News, 2026-10-01 01:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze8hmRnCi4E

> The United States has formally withdrawn its last troops from Iraq, 23 years after invading to overthrow then-president Saddam Hussein’s government. American forces left in 2011 but returned three years later to fight the so-called Islamic State. They leave behind a troubled legacy as Iraq is caught between two allies at war.

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