U.S. completes withdrawal of troops from Iraq

What each leads with

CBS News ↗ — Headline and lede: "U.S. withdraws from Iraq, declaring an end to major anti-ISIS operation" and "Two decades after Operation Inherent Resolve began, U.S. troops have finally withdrawn from Iraq."

Washington Examiner ↗ — Lede calls it "one of the U.S.’s most controversial military adventures" after 23 years and notes 3,481 U.S. troops killed since 2003.; Quotes emphasize "orderly departure," success against ISIS, and transition to Iraqi-led security amid remaining militia challenges.


U.S. withdraws from Iraq, declaring an end to major anti-ISIS operation

Left: CBS News

S. troops have finally withdrawn from Iraq. CBS News' Eleanor Watson reports.

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US announces all forces withdrawn from Iraq after 12-year anti-ISIS mission

Right: Washington Examiner

’s most controversial military adventures. S. troops and equipment departed Erbil Air Base in the country’s northeast autonomous Kurdish region, War Department Spokesman Sean Parnell announced.

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