India, Oct. 1 -- The United States and its coalition partners have officially concluded Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq on Wednesday, by completing the final withdrawal of coalition forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base.
The withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq is part of a planned transition to a U.S.-Iraq bilateral defense relationship, consistent with a joint statement that the two countries signed in September 2024.
Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) remains operational and is now headquartered in Jordan as U.S. forces continue the counter-ISIS mission in Syria alongside Coalition partners and the Syrian government, the U.S. Central Command said.
Operation Inherent Resolve is the United States' milit...