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Iraq Prime Minister Says All US Forces to Leave by September 30
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi announced the final withdrawal of remaining US military forces from Iraq by the end of September during a White House visit. The move follows a 2024 agreement for phased departure.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said all remaining US military forces will leave Iraq by September 30. He made the statement through a translator while speaking to reporters at the White House on July 14, 2026. “On the 30th of September, the US forces will be out of Iraq, while these companies will be inside Iraq,” al-Zaidi said.
He met with President Trump in the Oval Office the same day. Washington and Baghdad agreed in September 2024 to a phased withdrawal of US forces. Some troops will stay to support counter-ISIS operations in Syria, and others will remain at the request of the Kurdish regional government, New York Post reported.
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