Watch: Iraq says security forces ready as US-led coalition mission ends
Watch: Iraq says security forces ready as US-led coalition mission ends Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi said on Wednesday that his country’s forces are now in control of its security as it enters a “new phase” of sovereignty, as the US-led international coalition’s mission ends. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi said on Wednesday that his country’s forces are now in control of its…
Iraq's security forces are now in control as the US-led international coalition's mission ends. The country's Prime Minister, Ali Faleh al-Zaidi, said this marks a "new phase" of sovereignty.
The last British and American troops have left Iraq after a military presence of more than a decade. According to The Chronicle Ghana, around 100 UK military personnel departed from Irbil in the northern Kurdistan region, coordinated with US forces who also left on the same day.
The mission, known as Operation Inherent Resolve, was aimed at defeating the extremist Islamic State (IS) group. The UK Ministry of Defence stated that Iraqi Security Forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga have secured the defeat of IS in Iraq and are now responsible for the country's security.
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