The US accelerates the withdrawal of its forces from two bases in Iraq, ahead of schedule.
Informed sources revealed on Sunday that the United States has decided to withdraw all its forces from two military bases in Iraq.
Sources revealed that the US has decided to withdraw all its soldiers from the Ain al-Asad base in Anbar province and the Victoria base at Baghdad airport.
Sources indicated that US forces are beginning to transfer their personnel to Erbil and a neighboring Arab country.
She noted that “the Americans informed their Iraqi counterparts that they would accelerate the withdrawal process and would not adhere to the timetable set out in the framework agreement between the two countries.”
Sabah al-Numan, the spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, confirmed last Monday that the withdrawal of coalition forces from Iraq was one of the government’s achievements, noting that it was an indicator of Iraq’s ability to confront terrorism.
He said, “The withdrawal of international coalition forces from Iraq is one of the government’s achievements and an indicator of Iraq’s ability to combat terrorism and maintain security and stability without needing assistance from others.”
Al-Numan added, “This would not have happened without political efforts and the insistence of the Prime Minister to close this file, just as he closed the UNAMI file.”
The US Embassy in Iraq announced earlier that the international coalition in Iraq would transition to a bilateral security partnership.
“This is not the end of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS’s work, as it will continue its civilian-led efforts at the global level,” the embassy said in a statement.
She added that “the coalition’s military mission in Iraq will transition to a more traditional bilateral security partnership,” noting that “details related to our military plans and operations will be referred to the Ministry of Defense.”
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