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US Sets September 30 Deadline for Full Military Withdrawal from Iraq

The U.S. military has officially withdrawn its final 2,500 troops from Iraq, meeting the September 30 deadline. The departure ends a 12-year deployment designed to defeat the Islamic State, shifting full security responsibility to Iraqi forces.

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U.S. forces board a transport aircraft in Iraq ahead of the September 30 withdrawal deadline.From: United States Completes Troop Pullout From Iraq, Concluding Operation Inherent Resolve

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Key numbers

23 years
Duration of US military presence
170,000
Peak US troop deployment (2007)
2,500
Remaining US troops prior to withdrawal
Sept. 30
Deadline for withdrawal and militia disarmament

From: US Sets September 30 Deadline for Full Military Withdrawal from Iraq

Charts, maps and images

U.S. troop levels in Iraq steadily declined following the territorial defeat of ISIS in 2019.From: United States Completes Troop Pullout From Iraq, Concluding Operation Inherent Resolve ·
The scale and timeline of the US military footprint in Iraq from 2003 to 2026.From: US Sets September 30 Deadline for Full Military Withdrawal from Iraq ·
Baghdad faces the challenge of integrating or disarming tens of thousands of non-state fighters by the September 30 deadline.From: US Sets September 30 Deadline for Full Military Withdrawal from Iraq ·
Iraqi citizens and security personnel celebrate the formal departure of American combat forces in Baghdad.From: United States Completes Troop Pullout From Iraq, Concluding Operation Inherent Resolve ·
Military installations previously operated by the U.S.-led coalition have been formally handed over to the Iraqi Security Forces.From: United States Completes Troop Pullout From Iraq, Concluding Operation Inherent Resolve ·
Iraqi security forces are preparing to assume full responsibility for national defense following the coalition's departure.From: US Sets September 30 Deadline for Full Military Withdrawal from Iraq ·

Timeline

October 2026

  1. United States Completes Troop Pullout From Iraq, Concluding Operation Inherent Resolve

August 2026

  1. US Sets September 30 Deadline for Full Military Withdrawal from Iraq