16 days ago · Iraq
Iraq celebrates as last US troops withdraw from country
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Middle East Eye and France 24 English are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Iraq. The first report grouped here was at 30 Sept 2026, 08:34 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Iraq celebrates as last US troops withdraw from country”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The US removed its last troops from Iraq on Wednesday, 23 years after Washington invaded the country to topple former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from power, in an intervention that cost over $1 trillion and led to hundreds of thousands of deaths over the last two decades.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by France 24 English
‘The country has become a battlefield’: Last US troops exit Iraq
- Picked up by Middle East Eye
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- Middle East EyeIraq celebrates as last US troops withdraw from country
- France 24 English‘The country has become a battlefield’: Last US troops exit Iraq