'Now a normal country': UN set to end Iraq mission UNAMI after two decades
The UN will close its assistance mission in Iraq after more than two decades, ending a presence launched following the 2003 US invasion, as Baghdad says it is now self-reliant.
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq and Head of UNAMI, Dr. Mohamed Al Hassan monitors officials working at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated:
