US-Led Coalition to Complete Kurdistan Region Withdrawal by September 30

The US-led coalition is set to withdraw from Iraq's Kurdistan region by September 30, marking the final drawdown of Western military presence in northern Iraq. The withdrawal completes a broader coalition exit process that has included the September 25 handover of the Diplomatic Support Centre at Baghdad airport and ongoing negotiations over Turkish base transfers near Mosul. The Kurdistan withdrawal signals a significant shift in Western military posture in the region following years of operations against ISIS remnants and amid a changed regional security environment after the US-Iran conflict that began in February 2026.