Iraq: US troops withdraw from their Iraqi US-led Operation Inherent Resolve mission against ISIS after 12 years as Baghdad delays militia disarmament

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The United States has completed its withdrawal from the Iraq-based Operation Inherent Resolve mission against ISIS after 12 years, while Baghdad presents the move as a step toward greater sovereignty. Questions remain about militia disarmament, the presence of other foreign forces and Iraq's future security.

As the US completes its military withdrawal from Iraq, Baghdad declares a new era of sovereignty. But as US troops leave, questions remain over militias, foreign forces and the country's future security.