📌 TIMELINE - US ends military presence in Iraq after 23 years ▪️ The US military presence in Iraq began with the 2002 congressional authorization and the 2003

📌 TIMELINE - US ends military presence in Iraq after 23 years ▪️ The US military presence in Iraq began with the 2002 congressional authorization and the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, with troop levels eventually reaching a peak of about 169,000 in 2007 ▪️ US combat operations formally ended in 2011, but American forces returned in 2014 after Daesh seized Mosul and large parts of Iraq, operating mainly under the US-led coalition against the group ▪️ Iraqi forces, supported by the coalition, recaptured