PoliticsIraq
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
PoliticsIraqhttps://p.dw.com/p/5NTHG
The withdrawal of the last US troops from Iraq marks the end of a military mission that began with the 2003 US-led invasion and resumed in 2014 to help defeat the so-called “Islamic State” group.
The move fulfills President Donald Trump‘s pledge to end America’s “forever wars” and is welcomed by Iraq’s government as a chance to focus on development.
But many Iraqi Kurds fear the departure could leave the region more vulnerable to security threats from both “Islamic State” militants and neighboring Iran.
Renad Mansour, Middle East and North Africa expert at the Chatham House think tank, spoke to DW about what exactly is changing as US troops leave Iraq.
