Strategic expert: Americans withdraw from Balad base stops Iraqi F-16 flight

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Strategic expert: Americans withdraw from Balad base stops Iraqi F-16 flight

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2020-01-29 | 07:41

 

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A strategic expert, quoting an Iraqi military source, said on Wednesday that the withdrawal of American experts from Balad Air Force Base had stopped the flight of Iraqi F-16s.

Hisham al-Hashemi, in a tweet on his Twitter site, quoting an Iraqi military source, said that the withdrawal of American experts from Balad Air Base had stopped the flight of Iraqi F-16s and stopped their combat operations against ISIS.

He added that the operation of the aircraft is complete, by American experts and technicians in addition to maintenance and guidance operations, except for driving.

The Balad air base in Salah al-Din Governorate, to the north of the capital, Baghdad, has been subjected to rocket-propelled missile attacks in the past weeks, resulting in damage and casualties.

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Deputy: Hakim tasked us with organizing a timetable for removing the foreign forces

11:34 - 01/29/2020

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The leader of the Building Alliance, MP Hassan Shaker Al-Kaabi, revealed, on Wednesday, the assignment of Foreign Minister Muhammad Ali al-Hakim to organize a timetable for the exit of foreign forces from Iraq .

Al-Kaabi said in a statement to "Information", that "the House of Representatives mandated Foreign Minister Muhammad Ali al-Hakim to organize a timetable for the departure of all foreign forces from Iraqi territory."

Al-Kaabi added, " Iraq does not need foreign forces to seize the land, and therefore there will be a schedule to remove those forces in the near future."

He pointed out that in the event that America does not comply with the decisions of the House of Representatives and the people to remove its forces, there are several options that Iraq will resort to, noting that "among those decisions is to resort to the UN Security Council." Ended / 25h

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IRAQ NEWS NOW01/29/2020 03:54:57 PM Print231

 

Allawi refuses to leave the coalition forces and confirms: Iraq will find itself facing the influence of Iran and the growth of ISIS

 

Baghdad / Al-Ghad Press:

Today, Wednesday, President of the National Coalition, Iyad Allawi, expressed his rejection of the withdrawal of the international coalition forces from Iraq, while he stated that after the withdrawal, Iraq will find itself facing the influence of Iran and the growth of ISIS.

 

Allawi said in a press statement, "Tomorrow Press" received a copy of it, "While we strongly condemn the attack on the diplomatic corps or missions, we regret that no country will prevail in Iraq, with the incidents of mass killing, kidnapping, assassination, arrest and forced absenteeism continuing, and the burning of the tents of peaceful protesters and at the sight of The government and its security forces are heard in different formations and nominations, and even with the participation of some of them in the suppression of the defenseless and peaceful protesting people, this is not to mention the state of chaos in the country, which is intended to push the people to submit to and surrender to injustice. "

He continued, "The non-state power was the reason for inviting the world to help Iraq from ISIS, but the non-state authority government failed to define the rules of engagement, and the US-led coalition forces helped eliminate ISIS, and what brings us back to memory is the position of some of the figures who danced in joy at the time of the occupation. He added, "And I called on him to dissolve the valiant Iraqi army, to dissolve the important state institutions in Iraq, to implement the politicized de-Baathification law, not the judiciary, and to achieve the principles of hateful sectarian quotas, while we opposed these policies and paid a high price because of our opposition to them."

He added that "trying to accuse the forces of some of the forces that fought ISIS from the popular crowd, is false to the truth, a dangerous revelation and misleading to the international community, and throwing the ball in the battlefield of the fighting crowd instead of throwing it in the square of the perpetrators from some security forces."

He pointed out that "the request to leave the international coalition forces is currently rejected, and it is not the solution, and the solution, in our opinion, is to set a consensual timetable for its withdrawal after the completion of the Iraqi military and security capabilities in terms of equipment, armament, and information. The dreaded extremist who is rebuilding his capabilities in a country of no country. "

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US hopes to discuss 'entire strategic framework' with Iraq soon

FILE PHOTO: James Jeffrey, US Special Representative for Syria, addresses the media in Geneva, Switzerland October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

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SULAIMANI — The United States hopes to discuss the entire strategic framework of its relationship with Iraq soon, a US envoy said on Tuesday (January 28), as the fate of a US military mission there remains in doubt after a drone strike that killed an Iranian general.

Iraq’s parliament has voted to ask the United States to withdraw its 5,000-strong force after the Jan. 3 US drone strike in Baghdad, which killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and the Iraqi leader of a powerful pro-Iran armed faction, according to Reuters.

Washington has paused some of the military activity of its troops in Iraq, which were invited back into the country in 2014 as part of a mission to fight the Islamic State militant group in both Iraq and Syria, after withdrawing three years earlier.

“We are looking forward to sitting down and having a broad discussion with the Iraqi government of our entire strategic framework relationship in the near future,” James Jeffrey, the US special envoy for Syria, told Reuters.

Jeffrey said US-led coalition operations were still on pause in Iraq as the focus has been on force protection and talks with the Baghdad government on the way forward.

Iraq is an ally of both the United States and Iran, and has had to balance those relationships carefully at a time of escalation between the two foes. Recent months have seen demonstrations in Iraq against both countries’ influence.

President Donald Trump responded angrily to demands from Baghdad that US troops withdraw from Iraq, even threatening to impose sanctions if the troops were forced out. He met Iraq’s president, Barham Salih, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland last week.

Jeffrey said the United States supports a possible future role by NATO in Iraq and Syria.

“Nobody is rushing anything,” Jeffrey said when asked about the time frame for talks with the Iraqi government. “We are very interested in NATO’s process of seeing what additional role it can do.”

The past week had seen no spike in activities of Islamic State in neither Iraq or Syria, but activity levels remained at a level that caused concern, Jeffrey said.

(NRT Digital Media/Reuters)

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The US House of Representatives votes to end the mandate to use force in Iraq

January 30, 2020

 

On Thursday, the US House of Representatives votes on a bill that would end the mandate to use force in Iraq, which was passed in 2002 to give the legislative mandate to the United States to launch the Iraq war in 2003.

In his Twitter tweet, US President Donald Trump urged members of the House of Representatives to "vote with their hearts" on that legislation, adding that the United States is reducing its presence in Iraq until the number of its soldiers there has reached only five thousand.

On the other hand, Trump threatened that he would use the veto against any legislation supported by the Democrats that would restrict his military options against Iran.

 

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In separate statements to the White House, sources said that the president may veto both decisions related to ending the 2002 law on the use of force in Iraq and the law restricting military options against Iran.

The decision to use force in Iraq gives the president broad powers and freedom to act in response to any threats inside Iraq and the threats that Iran makes against the United States and its allies in the region through its hubs in Iraq.

The US administration had justified the beginning of this month of its use of a drone to target Qasim Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis in Baghdad as coming within the mandate approved in 2002 and confirmed that canceling that mandate will "strengthen the enemies" of the United States.

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To fully discuss America's relations with Iraq ... and a possible role for NATO

 

January 29, 2020

 

The United States hopes to discuss the full strategic framework for its relationship with Iraq soon, while the mystery surrounding the fate of the military mission there remains after a strike by a drone plane killed a senior Iranian military commander, James Jeffrey said on Wednesday.

The Iraqi parliament voted in favor of a request to withdraw the 5,000-strong US forces after the January 3 strike on a US airliner in Baghdad that killed an Iranian general, Qasim Soleimani, and an Iraqi leader from a powerful pro-Iranian armed faction.

Washington suspended some of the activities of its military forces in Iraq, which were invited there again in 2014 as part of a mission to fight ISIS, and three years after its withdrawal.

"We are looking forward to sitting down and having extensive discussions with the government on the full strategic framework for relations in the near future," Jeffrey told Reuters.

He stated that the US-led coalition operations are still stalled in Iraq at a time when the focus is on protecting the forces and talks with the Baghdad government on the way forward.

Iraq is an ally of the United States and Iran and has had to carefully balance its relations with them at a time of escalating tension between the two countries. Iraq has seen in recent months demonstrations protesting the influence of the two countries.

US President Donald Trump angrily responded to Baghdad's request to withdraw US forces from Iraq and even threatened sanctions if the forces were forced to withdraw. Trump met Iraqi President Barham Salih on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week.

Jeffrey said the United States supports the possibility of NATO playing a role in Iraq and Syria in the future.

When asked about the timeframe of the talks with the Iraqi government, he added, "Nobody is rushing anything ... We are very interested in the NATO process through which he will see what additional role he can play."

He added that the last week had not witnessed a rise in ISIS activities in Iraq or Syria, but the activities are still at a worrying level.

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Parliamentary security reveals personalities whose existence is related to the fate of the American forces in Iraq

Baghdad / Obelisk: Member of the Parliamentary Defense Committee, Mahdi Taqi Amerli, confirmed on Monday, 3 February 2020, that there are movements of some political figures to maintain the American military presence in Iraq.

Indicating that the House of Representatives rejects any political moves that would extend the American presence.

Amerli said in a statement to local media, that there are a number of political figures who believe that their presence is linked to the presence of the occupying forces and that they will lose what they got after the occupation came out.

He added, that his committee refuses to allow the extension of the occupation forces' presence in Iraq, and we also refuse that the new government extend the stay of these forces.

Amerli warned that the presence of the American occupation would lead to political rivalry and instability, stressing the need to work to remove the occupier.

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Parliamentary Defense: Bringing the American forces back out, and this is our opinion regarding the installation of the Patriot system

13:40 - 07/02/2020

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Information / Diyala
, a member of the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee, Deputy Karim Aliwi, confirmed on Friday that the decision to remove the American forces from the country is not reversible.
Aliwi said in an interview with the "information", that "the decision to remove the American forces from Iraq will never be reversed, and it came in the framework of the country's interest and the preservation of its sovereignty, indicating that the next government will be among its first tasks to accelerate its implementation."
Aliwi added, “The talk of some American forces leaders about their intention to install Patriot systems in some bases is rejected and we will not accept it, stating that these forces will not remain and trying to install these systems represents a rejected procrastination and we will not accept it, indicating that the people with all its components with the decision to remove the American forces from the country Ended / 25

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