# U.S. Completes Troop Withdrawal From Iraq, Moves Operation Inherent Resolve Headquarters to Jordan

*Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 6:06 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-10-04T06:06:08.710Z (2h ago)
**Category**: geopolitics | **Region**: Middle East
**Importance**: 9/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: The United States has completed its troop withdrawal from Iraq, ending its Operation Inherent Resolve presence there and shifting the mission’s headquarters to Jordan. The change reshapes the U.S. military footprint around Iraq and leaves Baghdad to manage security with external support based over the border.

The United States has finished pulling its troops out of Iraq, bringing Operation Inherent Resolve’s deployment in the country to an end and relocating the mission’s headquarters to Jordan, according to reports on Sunday.

The move closes a long-running chapter of on-the-ground U.S. involvement that followed the rise of Islamic State and continued in the form of training and advising Iraqi forces, alongside counterterrorism operations. With the withdrawal complete, Washington is shifting to a more distant posture that relies on regional basing, air power, and intelligence cooperation from outside Iraq’s borders.

Transferring the mission’s command to Jordan formalizes that change. The country already hosts U.S. facilities, and the new headquarters will coordinate what remains of the operation from there instead of Iraqi soil.

For Iraq’s leadership, the departure of U.S. troops removes a persistent point of political pressure. Governments in Baghdad have faced demands from factions aligned with Iran to expel foreign forces, especially after past incidents involving rocket and drone attacks on American positions. A full withdrawal addresses those calls on a formal level, but also takes away a military counterweight to armed groups and neighboring states.

Internal security challenges in Iraq have not disappeared. Armed cells linked to past insurgent groups still carry out attacks in some rural and contested areas, and militias with ties to Iran maintain their own arsenals and influence. With foreign troops gone, Iraqi forces are more clearly responsible for day-to-day security even if they continue to receive information and limited assistance from abroad.

For Washington, the drawdown frees personnel and resources while increasing dependence on regional partners and long-range capabilities. Jordan becomes a more important hub for surveillance, rapid response, and coordination with other allies in the Levant and the wider Middle East.

The relocation also signals to regional actors that the United States is reducing its exposure to direct attacks inside Iraq without giving up the ability to operate from nearby territory. That alters the map of where U.S. forces are most vulnerable and may change how armed groups calculate the risks of further action.

For Iraqis, the key test is whether their own security forces can prevent a resurgence of serious violence without U.S. troops embedded in the country. Areas that still see activity by armed cells will show how far Iraq’s forces can go on their own.

Indicators to watch in the coming months include the pattern of attacks by militant groups inside Iraq, any new agreements Baghdad reaches on the status of Iran-aligned militias, and how openly Washington describes the long-term role of its presence in Jordan.