US military will be out of Iraq by end of September, Iraqi prime minister and Pentagon say

The U.S. military will leave Iraq by the end of September following a 23-year presence that started with the 2003 invasion against Saddam Hussein and ended with much smaller operations against the Islamic State group

July 14, 2026Updated: July 15, 2026

By BEN FINLEY and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA