{"id":11813,"date":"2021-12-09T19:16:25","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T19:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/12\/09\/us-formally-ends-combat-mission-in-iraq\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:40:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:40:44","slug":"us-formally-ends-combat-mission-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/12\/09\/us-formally-ends-combat-mission-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"US formally ends combat mission in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IRBIL, Iraq \u2014 Iraq and the U.S.-led coalition concluded a final round of technical talks to formally transition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/07\/25\/us-combat-troops-no-longer-needed-to-fight-isis-in-iraq-prime-minister-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">from a combat mission tasked with rooting out the extremist Islamic State group<\/a> to an advisory mission to assist Iraqi forces, security officials and the coalition announced Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The talks \u2014 which centered on the transition \u2014 formally end the coalition\u2019s combat mission, tweeted Qassim al-Araji, Iraq\u2019s national security advisor. He said the coalition would continue providing assistance, advice and training for Iraqi forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement reaffirms a July decision by the Biden administration to end the U.S. combat mission in Iraq by Dec. 31. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/04\/22\/were-going-to-say-in-iraq-says-top-us-middle-east-commander\/\" target=\"_blank\">roughly 2,500 U.S. troops remaining in Iraq<\/a>. It is unclear how many will remain in the next phase of coalition assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany brave men and women gave their lives to ensure Daesh never returns, and as we complete our combat role, we will remain here to advise, assist and enable\u201d the Iraqi Security Forces, said coalition commander Maj. Gen. John Brennan. He referred to IS by its Arabic acronym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The war against IS was not over, he added. \u201cDaesh is down, but not out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The coalition said Thursday it was prepared to end the combat mission before the set deadline, said Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga Big. Gen. Hazhar Ismail, who attended the meeting in Baghdad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey said we are ready starting from today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/11\/05\/iraqi-military-still-dependent-on-us-coalition-military-support-in-isis-fight-watchdog\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/original.jpg_3e0d85.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Iraqi military still dependent on US, coalition military in ISIS fight: watchdog<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">While Iraqi Security Forces remain dependent on Coalition support, attacks by both ISIS and Iranian-backed militias are down significantly in the last quarter as the U.S. prepares to end its combat mission in Iraq on Dec. 31.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the formal end of the combat mission is unlikely to change the facts on the ground; the coalition stopped engaging in combat missions early in 2020. Since then, the main U.S. focus has been assisting Iraqi forces, not fighting on their behalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraqi security forces still require coalition air support to conduct strikes on IS targets and for intelligence gathering, both Iraqi and Kurdish security officials have said. They also need assistance maintaining U.S. provided weaponry and equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraq has witnessed an uptick in IS attacks lately across a stretch of disputed northern territory that has long served as a hotbed for militant activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The intention to shift from a U.S. combat role to one focused on training and advising Iraqi security forces was announced earlier, in April, when a joint U.S.-Iraqi statement said this allowed for the removal from Iraq of any remaining U.S. combat forces on a timetable to be determined later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, U.S. troops have played support roles in Iraq and in neighboring Syria, from where IS swept across the border in 2014 to capture large swaths of Iraqi territory, prompting the U.S. to send troops back to Iraq that year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The intention to shift from a U.S. combat role to one focused on training and advising Iraqi security forces was announced earlier, in April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":27232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":69,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,23,93,12,25,69],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3246],"class_list":["post-11813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-middle-column","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-marine-corps"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"JTXPJFEGLBFMDI3R2VJKMD3SJU","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-military\/2021\/12\/09\/us-formally-ends-combat-mission-in-iraq\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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