Koreatimes iconKoreatimesOct 1, 2026 ~1 min source read

Joy mixed with fear as US forces quit Iraq leaving potential security vacuum

Iran, which has entrenched its influence in Iraq through allied armed groups and is determined to drive all U.S. pullout as a triumph for its "axis of resistance" of allied armed groups across the region.

Joy mixed with fear as US forces quit Iraq leaving potential security vacuum

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Iran, which has entrenched its influence in Iraq through allied armed groups and is determined to drive all U.S.

pullout as a triumph for its "axis of resistance" of allied armed groups across the region.

Iraqi troops paraded in vehicles through the streets of Baghdad and the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf to mark the pullout.

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Iran, which has entrenched its influence in Iraq through allied armed groups and is determined to drive all U.S. pullout as a triumph for its "axis of resistance" of allied armed groups across the region. Iraqi troops paraded in vehicles through the streets of Baghdad and the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf to mark the pullout.

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  • The withdrawal "fills our hearts with joy," said Baghdad resident Ahmed Salah, who said he felt reborn at the age of 70.

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BAGHDAD — Iraqis celebrated the departure of U.S. forces out of the Middle East, views the U.S.

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