Overview
- Baghdad said the final U.S. advisers have departed Al-Asad Air Base, with Iraqi forces assuming control of federal military sites.
- U.S. Central Command described Iraq’s account of the handover as factual.
- U.S. troops remain at Harir Air Base in Erbil in the Kurdistan Region, where coalition logistics are expected to transit.
- Counter-ISIS operations continue in Syria, including recent large-scale U.S. strikes and a call between President Donald Trump and Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on cooperation against ISIS.
- Iraq signaled future U.S. cooperation will focus on training and coordination, while powerful militias continue to reject disarmament pending full foreign troop departures.