Reuters: U.S. withdrawal from Iraq after two decades; a fresh opportunity for…

🔺🔻Reuters: U.S. withdrawal from Iraq after two decades; a fresh opportunity for Iran and concerns about the return of ISIS 🔹With the withdrawal of the last U.S. forces from Iraq on 30 September, one of the longest chapters of Washington's military presence in the Middle East comes to an end; a withdrawal that Iran and its allies consider a strategic victory. 🔹After over two decades of war and the deaths of about 4,500 American soldiers, Baghdad now faces the difficult test of filling the security vacuum and maintaining a balance between Iran and the U.S.