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Last UK and US troops leave Iraq as anti-Islamic State mission ends

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The withdrawal of coalition forces, under a deal agreed two years ago, was a key demand of the Iraqi government.

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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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