最后一批美军撤离伊拉克，标志着始于2003年美国领导的入侵、并于2014年恢复以帮助击败所谓“伊斯兰国”组织的军事任务的结束。
The withdrawal of the last US troops from Iraq marks the end of a military mission that began with the 2003 US-led invasion and resumed in 2014 to help defeat the so-called "Islamic State" group.
此举兑现了唐纳德·特朗普总统结束美国“永久战争”的承诺，并受到伊拉克政府的欢迎，认为这是专注于发展的机会。
The move fulfills President Donald Trump's pledge to end America's "forever wars" and is welcomed by Iraq's government as a chance to focus on development.
但许多伊拉克库尔德人担心，美军撤离可能使该地区更容易受到来自“伊斯兰国”武装分子和邻国伊朗的安全威胁。
But many Iraqi Kurds fear the departure could leave the region more vulnerable to security threats from both "Islamic State" militants and neighboring Iran.
查塔姆研究所智库的中东和北非问题专家雷纳德·曼苏尔与德国之声讨论了美军撤离伊拉克后究竟会发生什么变化。
Renad Mansour, Middle East and North Africa expert at the Chatham House think tank, spoke to DW about what exactly is changing as US troops leave Iraq.