US troops fully withdraw from Baghdad base after two decades
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U.S. troops have fully withdrawn from the Baghdad base, ending two decades of foreign presence in Iraq. The final U.S. forces left the country on a day Iraq calls its “day of sovereignty,” concluding the anti-ISIL mission that had been a key demand of the Iraqi government. The withdrawal marks the end of the U.S. presence in Iraq.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Al Jazeera·US troops fully withdraw from Baghdad base after two decades
US Army soldiers have fully withdrawn from the US base in Baghdad.
- NPR·U.S. withdraws final troops from Iraq
In what Iraq calls its 'day of sovereignty', U.S. and Iraqi commanders mark the withdrawal of U.S. military forces two decades after their invasion.
- BBC News·Last UK and US troops leave Iraq as anti-Islamic State mission ends
The withdrawal of coalition forces, under a deal agreed two years ago, was a key demand of the Iraqi government.
- Al Jazeera·Pentagon says US troop withdrawal from Iraq is complete
The withdrawal ends two decades of foreign intervention in Iraq as part of 'global war on terror' and anti-ISIL fight.
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