Paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division return to Pope Army Airfield after supporting the drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011. Photo: Sgt. 1st Class John Laughter / DVIDS / Public Domain
By Tuesday, September 30, 2026, the last of the boots from American troops will have left the soil of Iraq — the same land that the US invaded in 2003 and where, over twenty-three years, the military lost the lives of 4,500 Americans.
Iran-backed militias are celebrating tonight.