美国军队已完成从伊拉克的撤离，结束了持续超过十年的军事使命14。美国国防部发言人宣布了这一决定23。根据美国和伊拉克政府两年前签署的协议，外国军队应在本月底前撤离5。英国约100名军人从库尔德斯坦地区的伊尔比尔撤出，与美军同步进行5。
美国自2014年起在伊拉克部署军队，与国际联盟合作对抗伊斯兰国15。伊斯兰国在伊拉克于2017年被击败，在叙利亚于2019年被击败1。英美军队在此期间对伊拉克安全部队进行了培训，涉及超过111000名伊拉克安全部队成员和超过21000名库尔德民兵5。英国皇家空军执行了数千次任务，打击了超过2300个伊斯兰国目标5。
伊拉克总理宣布将10月1日定为主权日1。伊拉克将举办四个主权日作为国家假日纪念此次撤军5。然而，美军撤离在伊拉克留下权力真空，引发对伊朗支持的民兵组织可能乘虚而入的担忧23。伊拉克总理阿里·阿尔·扎伊迪誓言解除伊朗支持的民兵武装5。美国中央司令部表示联合特遣部队现已驻扎在约旦，将继续在叙利亚对伊斯兰国开展行动5。
US and British military forces have completed their withdrawal from Iraq this week, ending a military presence that began in 2014.5 Approximately 100 British troops departed from Erbil in Kurdistan alongside American forces, marking the conclusion of the international coalition's mission against ISIS.5 The Pentagon confirmed the end of America's military operations in Iraq,23 while the US Central Command indicated that the joint task force has relocated to Jordan and will continue counterterrorism operations against ISIS in Syria.5
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zariyah announced that October 1st will be observed as Sovereignty Day, celebrating restored national independence.15 The withdrawal followed an agreement reached between US and Iraqi governments two years prior, which stipulated that foreign forces must depart by the end of this month.5 During their more than decade-long presence, British and American forces trained more than 111,000 Iraqi security personnel and over 21,000 Kurdish militia members, while conducting thousands of operations that destroyed more than 2,300 ISIS targets.5
However, the military pullout has raised significant concerns about regional security dynamics. The withdrawal creates a power vacuum that Iran-backed militia groups may exploit.23 A UN report estimates that ISIS retains only hundreds of fighters remaining in Iraq.5 Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zariyah has pledged to disarm Iran-supported militias,5 though the ability to enforce such commitments amid the withdrawal remains uncertain. The initial US deployment in 2014 was designed to counter ISIS following the group's territorial gains, with the organization being defeated in Iraq by 2017 and in Syria by 2019.1
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