American forces have completed their withdrawal from Iraq

The official told the German News Agency on Sunday (September 27, 2026) that all US combat and logistical support forces have left the country.

There has been no official confirmation from the United States yet.

Iraq and the United States agreed to withdraw in 2024. According to the Pentagon, about 2,500 American soldiers have been stationed in Iraq in recent years. Before the withdrawal, American forces were stationed in Erbil in the Kurdistan region, at a base near Baghdad Airport and in the government complex in the capital known as the Green Zone.

The United States and allied countries launched their campaign against the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria in 2014. The extremist organization was declared militarily defeated in Iraq in 2017 and in Syria in 2019. The organization's cells are still active and continue to launch attacks from time to time, but the extremist organization has lost the vast areas it previously controlled in both countries.

The security situation in Iraq has deteriorated again since the start of the Iranian war. Confrontations have frequently occurred between Washington and Tehran in Iraq over the past years, and they have come close to war on several occasions.

Hundreds of attacks were carried out during the current Iranian war, including against American facilities and forces in Iraq, as well as targets belonging to Kurdish forces.

Preparations to celebrate "Independence Day"

It is expected that Iran and the forces loyal to it will welcome the American withdrawal.

Four days of public holiday will begin in Iraq next Wednesday, when the deadline for the American withdrawal officially ends. The occasion is scheduled to be celebrated as "Independence Day", with public institutions closed.

The powerful pro-Iranian militias in Iraq were originally scheduled to disarm and integrate into the government security apparatus in parallel with the withdrawal of US forces. This step, which was announced by Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi, was later postponed and is scheduled to take place in June next year.