Iraq Kurdish forces post-US withdrawal 2026
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Iraq sounds alarm on terror threat from Syria after US troops leave
Trump said the U.S. came to fight a caliphate and there is no longer a caliphate.
Fuad Hussein warned that ISIS fighters crossing into Iraq from Syria could once again pose a threat to Iraq's security.
Iraq had originally set a September 30 deadline for armed groups to lay down their weapons or come under state authority.
“We are preparing ourselves – if there will be any movement from inside Iraq — to fight them and to defeat them.”
Iraq's Kurdish forces look to new era after US withdrawal
Other partners in the coalition withdrew from Iraq in accordance with a September 30 deadline set by Washington and Baghdad two years prior.
The United States announced the formal end of Operation Inherent Resolve on Wednesday.
The US took key air defence systems with it when it withdrew from Iraq.
Iraq celebrates Sovereignty Day as US troops complete withdrawal
US troops and international forces had been in Iraq for more than a decade fighting ISIL.
Iraqis observed a four-day holiday to mark the withdrawal.
Iraq celebrates Sovereignty Day to mark the withdrawal of US troops and international forces.