The last American combat brigade exited Iraq, seven years and five months after a U.S.-led invasion marked the beginning of the Iraq War.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-08-19 04:00:32">August 19, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.</time>

The last American combat brigade exited Iraq, seven years and five months after a U.S.-led invasion marked the beginning of the Iraq War.{ai:summary}<p>The final American combat brigade shuffled out of Iraq, closing a chapter that began with a tumultuous invasion over seven years earlier. Time slipped away amidst the echoes of conflict, leaving scars on a land still steeped in turmoil. </p><p>The curtains fell on the war, but the complex aftermath lingers like a bad hangover. #military</p>

Today in History: August 19, last U.S. combat troops leave Iraq

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