During his 2013 trial, Nidal Hasan stated he carried out the Fort Hood mass shooting in response to U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

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Army Sergeant Devin A. Seibel, 26, died in Iraq on May 31, 2026, during a training incident and was listed under Operation Inherent Resolve

Nidal Malik Hasan stated during his 2013 court-martial that he carried out the 2009 Fort Hood shooting to wage jihad and prevent U.S. soldiers from deploying to Afghanistan and Iraq

Dennis Hastert strongly supported the Iraq War during his tenure as Speaker of the House

U.S. troops ended their yearslong mission in Iraq on September 30, 2026, though Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, and Ukraine have been designated imminent danger zones for years.

In the 2006 midterm elections, many Democratic candidates ran firmly to end the war in Iraq.

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell stated that the U.S. military will transition to a normal bilateral security relationship, providing targeted training and intelligence support to Iraqi partners.

Prior to the final U.S. troop departure from Iraq, the Erbil Airbase had hosted approximately 1,500 troops from the United States and other coalition forces

The Kurdish regional government's Peshmerga Ministry expressed concern over the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and the removal of American air defense systems under complex regional circumstances

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi described the U.S. withdrawal as the beginning of a new phase defined by Iraq's sovereignty, strong institutions, and balanced partnerships.

The U.S.-led coalition originally invaded Iraq in 2003 to topple Saddam Hussein, withdrew in 2011, and returned in 2014 to fight the Islamic State.

The Pentagon stated that primary responsibility for addressing Iraq's security challenges, including Islamic State remnants and Iran-aligned militias, now rests entirely with the Iraqi government.

The United States military completed the withdrawal of all its troops and equipment from Iraq on September 30, 2026, ending a 12-year mission against the Islamic State.

The U.S. military command that oversees the Middle East, CENTCOM, relocated its anti-ISIL task force to Jordan while maintaining hundreds of troops in Syria.

Abu Mujahid al-Assaf, a security official with the Kataib Hezbollah militia, warned Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi that any government not working for the people would be overthrown.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq stated that weapons regulation negotiations with the Iraqi government failed, and the group is not bound by any timeline or agreement

The Iraq Body Count project reports that more than 200,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed since the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.

The 12-year Operation Inherent Resolve campaign successfully defeated the Islamic State as an organized military threat in Iraq, reducing the extremist group to scattered sleeper cells

Kataib Hezbollah leader Ahmad al-Hamidawi called on his fighters to halt military activities, except for targeting hostile aircraft violating Iraqi airspace.

Iraqi security experts and officials warn that the U.S. troop pullout from Iraq creates a security vacuum that could allow Islamic State sleeper cells to stage a comeback

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in July 2026.