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

The U.S. military will withdraw from Iraq by September 30, as confirmed by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and the Pentagon, following a 23-year presence that began with the 2003 invasion and shifted to combating the Islamic State group. The withdrawal aligns with a 2024 agreement to end the mission against ISIS, with U.S. troops transitioning security responsibilities to Iraqi forces.