Las North American forces displayed in Irak They have begun their procedure of withdrawal of the great Iraquí military base of Ain al Asadin the west of the country, and of the Victoria Secondary Air Basenear the capital of the capital, Baghdad, as confirmed by Iraqi security sources based on anonymity. With this maneuver, USA It responds to the requests made for months by the Iraqi government in some conversations interrupted in August last year, within the increase in regional tensions and the increase in attacks by proirani militias.
US forces were part of the call Joint intervention force within the Inherent resolution operation which began in 2014 with the aim of defeating Islamic state In Syria and Iraq, at a time when the jihadist organization sowed panic in both countries with territorial advances that led him to conquer a good part of the territory.
Iraqi security sources have confirmed that US forces are withdrawing to the semi -autonomous region of the Kurdistan Iraqi and the neighbor Kuwaitalthough a “limited” number of troops – right now there are a total of between 2,500 and 3,000 US military in the country – will stay to continue their task of training to the Iraqi forces.
It should be remembered that, last Sunday, the Iraqi ministerial advisor Husein AlawI confirmed to the official news agency of the country, ina, that the US forces would complete their withdrawal maneuver next month, by virtue of the agreement between Iraq and the countries of the International Coalition against Islamic State to conclude the mission against the jihadist groupalready defeated at the territorial level in the country, within the period announced publicly of 2025 and 2026. The withdrawal, added the advisor of the Prime Minister, will mark “a New phase of safety cooperation focused on functions of advice and capacities development for Iraqi security forces. “
Proirani militias
The member of the Parliament Security and Defense Committee, Ali Nema Al Bandawi, declared Shafaq News that the Superior Security Committee, Integrated by Iraqi, American and coalition representatives, it is supervising the withdrawal according to a precise calendar. “This process is carried out under a formal agreement, not as a unilateral measure,” recalled the Bandawi. The great unknown lies in the behavior of Pro-Iranian militias which are integrated into the Iraqi security apparatus. It’s about Fpopular mobilization Urs (FMP), The organization that brings together the main militias of the country associated with Tehran, of enormous importance in the national policy of Iraq to the point that the Iraqi government, despite the complaints of the United States given its affinity with the Islamic Republic, is promoting a law to turn them into an independent security institution.
Baghdad considers militias as essential to maintain internal control of the country, despite their tendency to excess violence when suppressing demonstrations against the authorities, as happened in 2019 with the crushing of the social movement Tishrin. An incident occurred at the end of July shows that Iraq’s prime minister, Mohamed Shia Al Sudaniit has no intention of allowing militias to pass from the line. One of the most prominent groups of the FMP, Kataeb Hezbollahlaunched an attack against a building of the Ministry of Agriculture that ended with three dead, including a police officer, supposedly to intimidate the new department director.
Al Sudani reacted publicly indicating the attack on elements of Kataeb Hezbollah and brigades 45 and 46 of the popular mobilization forces, which “mobilized without orders or approval, violating military protocols and using weapons against security personnel, causing dead and injured, including civilians.” After a brief deliberation, Al Sudani ended up ordering the dismissal of the commanders of both brigades Taking into account “the recommendations” of their security cabinet “that included the cessation of both commanders,” according to the statement collected by the INA agency.
