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The U.S. military has been in Iraq for much of the past 35 years. A low-key ceremony Wednesday marked the formal departure of U.S. forces at a time when Iraq is still facing an uncertain future.
The withdrawal, agreed on two years ago, comes against the backdrop of the U.S. war with Iran that has also sometimes spilled over into Iraq.
Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of a military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next