BEIRUT — The US formally announced today that the coalition mission in Iraq will come to a close in September 2025, but emphasized that troops will stay in country as part of an “evolution of the military mission in Iraq” and the counter-ISIS mission will continue. . The United States Department of Defense continues to have a number of temporary military bases in Iraq, most a type of forward operating base (FOB). There are 6 US Army bases and 6 US Air Force bases, along with five joint bases. Army Soldiers, assigned to 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 125th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation. . ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The US-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS) will end its presence in the Iraqi capital and at the Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq by the end of September 2025, a senior advisor to Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani confirmed on Sunday.
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