Iraq announces end to US-led combat role with no fanfare
The defeat-IS coalition will continue its advisory mission into next year, despite a declared end to a combat role.
![Commanding officers of the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State (R) and senior Iraqi commanders (L) meet at the Joint Operations Center in Baghdad's Green Zone, Dec. 9, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2021-12/GettyImages-1237115164.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=_0uDacr6)
Iraq’s national security adviser said today that the US-led military coalition had completed its combat mission in Iraq, but American troops aren’t leaving the country just yet.
Qasim al-Araji announced the completion of the long-planned transition on Twitter on Thursday.