Donald Trump says US troops are no longer needed in Iraq after Iran was weakened by months of US strikes
The US has announced the end of its 23-year military presence in Iraq, as it shifts its focus to expanding the war against Iran.
US President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said at the White House on Tuesday that US forces will leave Iraq by September 30, ending a deployment that began with the 2003 invasion and the overthrow of then-Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and later continued under the banner of counterterrorism.
Around 2,000 US servicemen are believed to still be stationed in Iraq.
”We don’t think we need the…
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