1 outlets · filed 30 September 2026
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.
What the coverage shows
All three outlets frame the story as the departure of the last UK and US troops from Iraq and the end of the anti-Islamic State mission. BBC News and Channel 4 News stick closely to that milestone, while CNN adds a broader US-withdrawal frame and, in its extract, uniquely mentions reactions from the Iraqi government, the Pentagon, Iran and its allies. BBC alone notes the withdrawal was under a deal agreed two years ago and was a key demand of the Iraqi government.
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