The United States has officially ended Operation Inherent Resolve and is in the process of withdrawing U.S. military forces from Iraq, the Pentagon confirmed Wednesday.
Pentagon chief spokesman Sean Parnell said the withdrawal of U.S. and coalition forces will take place from Erbil Air Base, ending a 12-year campaign that saw the defeat of ISIS.
“We hope that Iraqi security forces, including the Peshmerga and other security forces in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, will lead the continued efforts to secure Iraq and keep ISIS remnants suppressed. The War Department will continue to provide targeted training and intelligence support to our Iraqi partners,” Parnell said in a statement.
“Primary responsibility for addressing remaining security challenges in Iraq, including ISIS remnants and Iran-aligned militias undermining Iraqi sovereignty and regional stability, now rests with the Iraqi government. The United States remains committed to fighting terrorism and will continue to work with Iraq and its partners to ensure that ISIS can never reconstitute from Iraqi territory,” he added.
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