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U.S. troops pulled out of bases in most areas of Iraq last year but maintained a small presence in the semiautonomous northern Kurdish region.

More than two decades after the invasion of Iraq, the last American troops are pulling out from their last bases in the country.

The Pentagon says U.S. forces and equipment in Iraq have been withdrawn, declaring ISIS defeated "as an organized military threat in Iraq and across the region.

In what Iraq calls its 'day of sovereignty', U.S. and Iraqi commanders mark the withdrawal of U.S. military forces two decades after their invasion.

Retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who commanded U.S. troops in Iraq, says the withdrawal could strengthen Iran and leave Iraq more vulnerable to ISIS.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with retired Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, former U.S. National Security Advisor, about the impact the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq will have on the Middle East.

The last U.S. troops are leaving Iraq under an agreement between Baghdad and Washington ...

Basra lawmakers give Baghdad 48 hours to reverse Iran flight restrictions as airport disruption threats intensify.