New contracts for contractors… US forces redeploy at Ain al-Asad base

Security expert Qatari Al-Samarmad revealed on Tuesday that US forces have signed a new contract with Iraqi contractors to equip their forces at Ain Al-Assad Air Base, located in the Al-Baghdadi district, west of Anbar, days after the previous contract was terminated following the redeployment of their forces in the region.

Al-Samarmad told Al-Maalomah News Agency that “the American forces at Ain al-Assad base have signed a new contract with Iraqi contractors to supply them with large quantities of construction materials, building materials and other supplies, in addition to renewing the contract to provide food supplies such as meat and fish.”

He added that “these measures come as part of the preparations of the American forces to fully restore their position at the base after the recent evacuations,” noting that “the American forces terminated the services of about a thousand daily wage workers inside the base a few days ago, without providing further details about the reasons for these measures.”

He added that “the new contract includes extensive equipment, including construction and logistical materials, and comes after the return of hundreds of American soldiers to the base.”

He noted that “US forces had terminated contracts with a number of Iraqi contractors after reducing their troop presence at Ain al-Asad Air Base, but the new contracts with contractors came after the return of a large number of American soldiers,” stressing that “the contractors who will provide these services are subject to rigorous security vetting to ensure the integrity of the procedures.”

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