Rescuers search through the debris of damaged homes, while firefighters assess the damage caused to a local market following a drone attack by Russia in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Saturday. PICS/AFP

The US military announced Wednesday that it completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group and prompting President Donald Trump to hail the conclusion of "a very expensive excursion into Hell." The last US troops left an air base in northern Iraq under a deal between Baghdad and Washington. (Pics/AFP)