United States troops finish their withdrawal from Iraq

United States troops have completed their withdrawal from Iraq. The departure ends a presence described as 23 years long. That presence dated from the 2003 invasion. It also ends a 12-year intervention against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

The completing event is the withdrawal itself. Iraq is the country the troops are leaving. The 2003 invasion is the starting point given for the longer presence. The anti-Islamic State intervention is the 12-year mission named alongside it.

After the withdrawal, Ahmad al-Hamidawi spoke for Kataib Hezbollah. He is the leader of that group. He announced a suspension of the group military activities in Iraq. The announced exception is targeting hostile aircraft that violate Iraqi airspace.

The suspension is tied in the report to the United States withdrawal. The group is Kataib Hezbollah. The exception is limited to hostile aircraft in Iraqi airspace. Other military activities in Iraq are what the announcement says will be suspended.

The troop departure and the militia statement are separate acts reported a day apart. One is a completed United States withdrawal. The other is a stated suspension by Kataib Hezbollah with one stated exception. Both concern Iraq.

The figures attached to the withdrawal are 23 years, the year 2003, and 12 years. The person attached to the militia statement is Ahmad al-Hamidawi. The recorded change is the end of the United States troop presence and the announced activity suspension. The airspace exception is the limit he placed on that suspension.