After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future

What the coverage shows

Both outlets frame the story as the end of a long U.S. military presence in Iraq. NPR keeps the focus on the formal departure this week, while the New York Times adds a split reaction in Iraq, with some celebrating and others fearing what comes next. The Times is the only outlet here to foreground the country’s uncertain future and the tension between Washington and Tehran.

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