Trump announced the withdrawal of the last US troops from Iraq and the end of Operation Inherent Resolve

US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of the last American troops from Iraq and the end of the coalition operation, describing the multi-year campaign in the country as “an expensive excursion into hell.”

“Unlike Afghanistan, where a huge amount of military equipment and everything else was abandoned, and 13 of our warriors died and many were seriously injured, this orderly withdrawal of coalition forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base marks the end of a very expensive excursion into hell,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social.

According to the head of the White House, unlike the withdrawal from Afghanistan under his predecessor Joe Biden, the current redeployment is taking place in an organized manner and with the preservation of all equipment.

Trump noted that the international Operation Inherent Resolve, launched under Barack Obama in 2014, ends with the supposedly complete victory over the Islamic State*.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Pentagon reported that the United States and coalition forces had officially completed Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq, which was aimed against the Islamic State. At the same time, the Pentagon said that although ensuring security in the region now falls on the Iraqi armed forces, the United States will continue to provide the country with limited assistance in military training and the transfer of intelligence.