Security: The 7th Division takes over the management of Ain al-Asad base after the American withdrawal.

Security expert Qatari Al-Samarmad revealed on Tuesday that the Iraqi Army’s 7th Division will take over the management and protection of Ain Al-Assad base in western Anbar after the withdrawal of US and international coalition forces.

Al-Samarmad told Al-Maalomah News Agency that “the Seventh Division of the Iraqi Army will take over the management and protection of Ain al-Assad base in the Al-Baghdadi district of Hit, west of Anbar, coinciding with the withdrawal of hundreds of soldiers and advisors towards Al-Harir base in Erbil Governorate, northern Iraq.”

He added that “the security leadership will hold a large ceremony in the presence of high-level security leaders to receive the Ain al-Asad base for the first time since it was occupied by the American forces in 2003 and then handed over to the security forces in 2014 while maintaining their presence inside special buildings for their forces.”

He stated that “the Iraqi Army’s 7th Division has confirmed its readiness to assume security responsibilities for managing and protecting the base,” adding that “security leaders have arrived at the base in preparation for taking it over from US forces.”

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