The U.S.-led Anti-ISIS Coalition is Leaving Iraq: What Happens Next? eschelhaas Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:14 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List Iraqi security forces stand guard during a funerary procession for a slain member of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi, or the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), who was killed in a US-Israeli air strike in Mosul the previous evening, in Baghdad on March 8, 2026. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP Commentary / Middle East & North Africa 29 September 2026 14 minutes The U.S.-led Anti-ISIS Coalition is Leaving Iraq: What Happens Next? The coming withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces marks a significant moment in Iraq’s tumultuous recent histor