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The withdrawal of troops ended the largest U.S. war of the century, which brought devastation and chaos from which Iraq has yet to fully emerge.
Iraqis celebrated the departure of U.S. forces after more than two decades of war on Wednesday, though many feared that any security vacuum could increase the power of Iran-backed militias or provide an opening for the return of Islamic State.
Hundreds of supporters of pro-Iranian Iraqi militia groups gathered in Baghdad to celebrate the pullout, chanting “Death to America.”