U.S. Army soldiers, carry their bags to waiting trucks after being one of the last American combat units to exit from Iraq on December 15, 2011. (Photo: AP)
Iraqi Prime Minister Shia al Sudani (far right) met with Brigadier General Kevin Lambert (far left), the incoming commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, and other top US officials on July 21. (Photo: Iraqi PM’s Office)
SDF fighters stand near a US Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) during a joint military exercise with forces of the US-led coalition in the countryside of Derik in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on Sep. 7, 2022. (Photo: AFP)
SDF fighters stand near a US Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a joint exercise with the US-led coalition against ISIS in al-Malikiya, Syria, on Sep. 7, 2022. (Photo: AFP)
