US EditionIraqi army fully takes over key base following US withdrawal
The Iraqi army took full control of Ain al-Asad Airbase as U.S. forces withdrew under a 2024 agreement to end the coalition mission by 2025, officials said.
- On Jan 17, U.S. forces withdrew from Ain al-Asad Airbase in western Iraq, with all personnel and equipment removed as the Iraqi Army assumed full control, Iraqi defence ministry reported.
- An earlier Washington-Baghdad understanding envisioned winding down the U.S.-led coalition and shifting toward a bilateral security relationship with a phased drawdown.
- Local reports noted an Iraqi army colonel said a few U.S. soldiers remained temporarily due to logistical issues, while officials maintained between 250 and 350 U.S. military advisers and support personnel because of Syrian developments.
- Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah then oversaw reassignment and coordination orders at the base Saturday, while Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said non-state armed groups would lack justification for weapons after withdrawal.
- Amid regional tensions, analysts note Ain al-Asad has been targeted by Iran-backed armed groups after the 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani, while U.S. forces maintain presence in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region and neighbouring Syria.
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Iraq announces on Sunday the closure of the withdrawal of coalition forces led by the United States of the bases located on the Iraqi federal territory - with the exception of the Kurdistan (north) autonomous region - reports AFP.
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Iraq announced on Sunday the withdrawal of the forces of the coalition led by the US from all over the Iraqi territory, with the exception of the Kurdistan autonomous region of the north, transmits AFP, taken by Agerpres. All the military objectives are going...
Iraq announces complete withdrawal of US-led coalition from federal territory
With the withdrawal, 'these sites come under the full control of Iraqi security forces,' the military committee said, adding that they would transition to 'the stage of bilateral security relations with the United States.'
Iraq has announced this Sunday the total withdrawal of the international coalition from all bases in the country.
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