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| US and Iraq reach agreement on withdrawal of American troops |
| 2024-09-07 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The United States and Iraq have reached an agreement on plans to withdraw coalition forces from the country. American troops are expected to begin leaving the Ain al-Asad base in September 2025, Reuters reported on September 6. "The plan, which has been broadly agreed upon but requires final agreement from both countries, calls for hundreds of troops to be withdrawn by September 2025 and the rest by the end of 2026," the agency wrote, citing sources. The first phase of the troop withdrawal is planned to be completed a month before the parliamentary elections in Iraq, scheduled for October 2025. The official announcement of the agreement was delayed due to the escalation in the Middle East. The information was confirmed on condition of anonymity by five American officials, two officials from other coalition countries (Germany, France, Spain, Italy) and three sources in Iraq. Separately, a senior US official said the US and Iraq are also seeking to establish a new consultative relationship that would allow some US troops to remain in Iraq. As reported by Regnum, the Ain al-Asad airbase was attacked by missiles in late July. Sources said two missiles hit the perimeter of the base, but the airbase itself was not damaged. No casualties or injuries were reported. The airbase is located in the al-Anbar Governorate in western Iraq. It was originally known as Qadisiyah Air Base. It was the second largest US military airbase in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–2011). |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 It's about time. Let them build their own county... if they can. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-09-07 09:34 |
| #1 Somehow I expect that the Biden/Harris administration will f**k this up too, just like they did in Afghanistan. |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2024-09-07 09:14 |