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US President Donald Trump has announced that the last American forces are leaving Iraq, declaring an end to more than two decades of US military involvement in the country.
“Today, I am pleased to announce that the last American Forces are leaving Iraq!” Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social.
“It has been a long time, with very bad decision-making that got us involved in this quagmire in the first place, but soon, that will be part of History,” he added.
End of Operation Inherent Resolve
Trump said the withdrawal would mark the end of Operation Inherent Resolve. He described the departure of coalition forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base as an orderly conclusion to the US mission, according to the statement posted by the president.
Trump praises Iraq’s prime minister
The US president also praised Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, saying he had supported and fully endorsed him from the beginning.
“This is a Great Day for America and, importantly, we leave with Iraq having a wonderful new Prime Minister, Ali al-Zaidi, somebody I supported from the beginning and fully endorsed,” Trump said.
“He won an Election that he was not expected to win, and did so, in a landslide!” he added.
