US-Led Coalition Formally Ends Military Mission in Iraq

The United States and its coalition partners have formally concluded Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq, the Pentagon announced.

The Pentagon said the orderly withdrawal of coalition troops and equipment from Erbil Air Base marked the end of the military mission.

The announcement places the departure from Erbil at the centre of the operation’s formal conclusion, bringing the coalition mission in Iraq to a close.

The statement concerned the coalition’s mission inside Iraq. It did not detail any future military arrangements or address the status of coalition operations elsewhere.