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U.S. withdrawal from Iraq is complete

NPR | By Jane Arraf,

Elissa Nadworny

Published October 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM CDT

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Twenty-three years after President George W. Bush's campaign of "shock and awe," the U.S. military has completed its withdrawal from Iraq.

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Elissa Nadworny

Elissa Nadworny is an NPR Correspondent covering higher education. She previously covered reproductive rights and abortion.