Crossfiled9 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.
ABC News
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Both outlets frame the story as the end of a long U.S. military presence in Iraq. NPR keeps the focus on the formal departure this week, while the New York Times adds a split reaction in Iraq, with some celebrating and others fearing what comes next. The Times is the only outlet here to foreground the country’s uncertain future and the tension between Washington and Tehran.
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