September 30, Iraqi PM Say Baghdad, September 26, 2026: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has said that the remaining US military presence in Iraq will be completely withdrawn by September 30, 2026.
Baghdad has designated the date as the final deadline for ending the military mission of the US-led international coalition against Daesh.
The withdrawal of US forces is continuing in phases, with most American troops already having left various bases across Iraq. After September 30, Iraqi security forces will assume primary responsibility for security in the country.
Despite the end of the military mission, Baghdad and Washington are expected to continue economic and security cooperation.
The US military withdrawal is linked to a plan agreed in 2024 under which the US-led military mission against Daesh in Iraq was to be gradually concluded.
The Iraqi government has rejected a proposal to keep US-led coalition forces in Iraq beyond September 30.
The withdrawal will mark the end of a major chapter in the US military presence in Iraq. American forces remained in the country after the 2003 war and returned in 2014 to support operations against Daesh following a major withdrawal in 2011.
