What happened a few years ago seemed impossible. An international military contingent led by the United States leaves Iraq. So, the contingent has already left the Kayyar Air Force Base south of Mosul - one of the main points of the Air Force base. The official ceremony of the transfer of the base to the Iraqi military was attended by the Chief of the National Operations Center of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Muhammad Fazil Abbas.
It is assumed that this will be followed by the transfer of the K-1 military base in the north-west of the city of Kirkuk. Last week, foreign troops transferred the Al Qaim base in the western part of the country to the Iraqi army.
The troops are withdrawing not only because of the complete cleansing of Iraq from ISIS armed groups (* banned in the Russian Federation), but also in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. For this reason, the United States decided to significantly reduce its contingent in Iraq and transfer several small bases to the local military.
The COVID-19 pandemic was also the reason for the withdrawal of the British military from Iraq. French soldiers also begin to leave this Middle Eastern country.
The Iraqi command also reports of a reduction in the foreign military contingent:
Following consultations with the Government of Iraq, the international coalition decided to adjust its presence in Iraq and temporarily suspend the training of Iraqi security forces in the light of the health crisis.
Facebook / US Marine Corps
Our news channels
Subscribe and stay up to date with the latest news and the most important events of the day.
Dear reader, to leave comments on the publication, you must sign in.
"Right Sector" (banned in Russia), "Ukrainian Insurgent Army" (UPA) (banned in Russia), ISIS (banned in Russia), "Jabhat Fatah al-Sham" formerly "Jabhat al-Nusra" (banned in Russia) , Taliban (banned in Russia), Al-Qaeda (banned in Russia), Anti-Corruption Foundation (banned in Russia), Navalny Headquarters (banned in Russia), Facebook (banned in Russia), Instagram (banned in Russia), Meta (banned in Russia), Misanthropic Division (banned in Russia), Azov (banned in Russia), Muslim Brotherhood (banned in Russia), Aum Shinrikyo (banned in Russia), AUE (banned in Russia), UNA-UNSO (banned in Russia), Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people (banned in Russia), Legion “Freedom of Russia” (armed formation, recognized as terrorist in the Russian Federation and banned), Kirill Budanov (included to the Rosfinmonitoring list of terrorists and extremists)
“Non-profit organizations, unregistered public associations or individuals performing the functions of a foreign agent,” as well as media outlets performing the functions of a foreign agent: “Medusa”; "Voice of America"; "Realities"; "Present time"; "Radio Freedom"; Ponomarev Lev; Ponomarev Ilya; Savitskaya; Markelov; Kamalyagin; Apakhonchich; Makarevich; Dud; Gordon; Zhdanov; Medvedev; Fedorov; Mikhail Kasyanov; "Owl"; "Alliance of Doctors"; "RKK" "Levada Center"; "Memorial"; "Voice"; "Person and law"; "Rain"; "Mediazone"; "Deutsche Welle"; QMS "Caucasian Knot"; "Insider"; "New Newspaper"
Information