Baghdad and Washington agree to reduce the US combat units in Ain Al-Assad and Erbil at the end of this September

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Baghdad and Washington agree to reduce the US combat units in Ain Al-Assad and Erbil at the end of this September

•  Time: 09/17/2021 11:17:28
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{Umniah: Al Furat News} Iraq and the United States agreed to reduce the US combat units at the Ain al-Assad bases, west of Anbar, and Harir, in Erbil, in the Kurdistan region, at the end of this September.

A statement by the Security Media Cell issued today, Friday, and the agency {Euphrates News} received a copy of it said, “A meeting was held yesterday, Thursday, in Baghdad, between the Iraqi Military Technical Committee headed by the Deputy Commander of Joint Operations Lieutenant-General Abdul-Amir Al-Shammari and its American counterpart headed by the Commander of the Solid Resolve Operations Forces in Iraq, Major General. John Brennan, within the framework of the technical security talks that were agreed upon in the Iraq-US Strategic Dialogue and the plan to transition to a non-combat role for the international coalition forces operating in Iraq according to the outcomes of the meeting held on July 22, 2021.

The two parties agreed, according to the statement, "to reduce the combat units and American capabilities from the military bases in Ain Al-Assad and Erbil, to be completed by the end of this September, and the level of the leadership of the international coalition was reduced from a headquarters led by a team officer to a smaller headquarters led by an officer with the rank of brigade for management and support purposes." processing and exchanging intelligence and advice.

The two sides reiterated that the presence of US forces and the international coalition forces is at the invitation of Iraq and depends on providing protection from the Iraqi government in accordance with international laws and norms and in accordance with Iraqi sovereignty.

 The two sides also agreed to "hold regular sessions to complete the discussion of the remaining steps to secure the transition to a non-combat role for the international coalition forces by the time set for it at the end of this year."

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Iraq announces the reduction of American combat capabilities in the bases of Ain Al-Assad and Erbil... Photos

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Today, Friday, Iraq announced that it had reached a security agreement to reduce US combat units and capabilities at the two military bases in Ain Al-Assad and Erbil this September. 

The Security Media Cell stated in a statement that a meeting was held between the Iraqi Military Technical Committee headed by the Deputy Commander of Joint Operations Lieutenant-General Abdul Amir Al-Shammari and its American counterpart headed by the Commander of the Solid Resolve Operations Forces in Iraq, Major General John Brennan.

 

According to the statement, it was agreed at the meeting to reduce the combat units and American capabilities at the Ain Al-Assad and Erbil military bases.

 

 

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The two parties also agreed to reduce the level of leadership of the international coalition from a headquarters led by a Lieutenant-General to a smaller headquarters led by a major general for the purposes of management, support, equipping, and the exchange of intelligence and advice.

The two sides reiterated that the presence of US and coalition forces is at the invitation of Iraq and depends on providing protection from the Iraqi government in accordance with international laws and in accordance with Iraqi sovereignty.

They also agreed to hold regular sessions to complete the discussion of the remaining steps to secure the transition to a non-combat role for the international coalition forces by the time set for it at the end of this year.

This comes within the framework of the technical security talks that were agreed upon in the Iraqi-US strategic dialogue and the plan to transition to a non-combat role for the international coalition forces operating in Iraq according to the outcomes of the meeting held last July.

 

[boosterbglee]

Here we go again …..let’s see how the Iraqi military handles an intrusion by terrorists!

 

We should know how not to do it!

[Engine1]

1 minute ago, boosterbglee said:

Here we go again …..let’s see how the Iraqi military handles an intrusion by terrorists!

 

We should know how not to do it!

I can just imagine how much of our military equipment we will leave behind.  

[CSM (R) Thack]

49 minutes ago, boosterbglee said:

let’s see how the Iraqi military handles an intrusion by terrorists!

Tuck tail and run!! Same as AFG!! 👍🇺🇸

[Engine1]

20 minutes ago, CSM (R) Thack said:

Tuck tail and run!! Same as AFG!! 👍🇺🇸

I guess that's what we do with biden running the show. Ya notice no President before his name and no capital b. I dont consider him as my President and I dont respect him at all to capitalize his name.  

[CODE777]

Don't know about any of you guys but got the feeling we are going to run thanks to this inept president(small "p"). Just saying. This is the greatest country on Earth, the last hope and it seems like we are loosing the spot. They are provoking the eagle with their actions. All the way. God bless America.

[southbeach]

Not to worry.  This is on autopilot.  Love Miami.  My happy place.

[CODE777]

Everything starts in the South. Lets not forget that. 

[CODE777]

The South baby.

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Iraq

INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF IRAQI FORCES: WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER

 

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 10:34 AM

Baghdad/National News Center
Spokesman for the International Coalition, Wayne Maroto, confirmed on Saturday that the coalition will continue its efforts to enable the Iraqi government to achieve stability in the region.
"The coalition will continue to provide support and backing to our partners in the Iraqi security forces and the Peshmerga in the fight against ISIS and enable the efforts of the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Region to achieve stability in the region together," Maroto said in a blog posted on the National News Center.
"We will remain committed to ensuring that ISIS does not return," he added.
He concluded with the hashtag “We are stronger together.”

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Reducing US forces in Ain al-Assad and Erbil

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 Baghdad: morning 

 

During a meeting held on Friday, the Iraqi Military Technical Committee and its American counterpart reached a security agreement to reduce the combat units and American capabilities of the military bases in Ain al-Assad in Anbar and Erbil this September.

A statement by the Joint Operations Command stated that "a meeting was held between the Iraqi Military Technical Committee headed by the Deputy Commander of Joint Operations Lieutenant-General Abdul Amir Al-Shammari and its American counterpart headed by the Commander of the Solid Resolve Operations Forces in Iraq, Major General John Brennan, within the framework of the technical security talks that were agreed upon in the dialogue. The Iraqi-American strategist and the plan to transition to a non-combat role for the international coalition forces operating in Iraq according to the outcomes of the meeting held on July 22, 2021. He added, "The two sides agreed to reduce the combat units and American capabilities of the military bases in Ain Al-Assad and Erbil, to be completed by the end of this September." The level of leadership of the international coalition has also been reduced from a headquarters led by a Lieutenant-General to a smaller headquarters led by a major general for the purposes of management, support, equipping, and the exchange of intelligence and advice.  

The two sides renewed, according to the statement, the assertion that the presence of US forces and the international coalition forces is at the invitation of Iraq and depends on the provision of protection from the Iraqi government in accordance with international laws and norms and in accordance with Iraqi sovereignty. The two sides also agreed to hold regular sessions to complete the discussion of the remaining steps to secure the transition to a role Non-combatant for the international coalition forces by the time specified for them at the end of this year.

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Peshmerga commander: We are very afraid of the return of ISIS after the American withdrawal from Iraq

 

 2021-09-19 02:32

 

Shafaq News/ The military commander of the Peshmerga forces, Major General Sirwan Barzani, expressed his fears of the re-emergence of ISIS after the withdrawal of US combat forces from Iraq at the end of this year.

"We are very afraid of the return of ISIS," Sirwan Barzani said in an interview with the French newspaper "Le Monde," calling on the US combat forces to stay in Iraqi cities.

The military commander went on to say, "We fear a repetition of what happened after former US President Barack Obama's decision in 2011 to withdraw his country's military forces from Iraq and the resulting emergence of the terrorist organization ISIS, and its invasion of vast areas of Iraq."

Sirwan Barzani also indicated in the interview that "Iraq still needs the technology of the international coalition against ISIS, especially drones, and thermal cameras," adding that "the survival of the coalition forces is important to the morale of the Iraqi population."

The French newspaper stated that the Kurdish leaders rule out a repetition of the Afghanistan scenario in Iraq or what happened in 2014 in the country, and the collapse of the Iraqi army in front of ISIS.

Le Monde quoted those leaders as saying: The Iraqi army has gained great experience in confronting terrorist organizations.

Iraq and the United States agreed last July to withdraw all American combat forces from Iraq by the end of 2021.

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To monitor the withdrawal of combat forces

The Iraqi-American Military Technical Committee will meet in October

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Baghdad - IQ  

Today, Sunday, the spokesman for the joint operations, Major General Tahsin Al-Khafaji, revealed the date of the meeting of the Iraqi Military Technical Committee with its American counterpart regarding the implementation of the strategic agreement signed between the two countries.

Al-Khafaji told  IQ News that "meetings are continuing between the two committees to discuss and discuss the details of the strategic agreement and its implementation regarding the combat military withdrawal from Iraq."

He added, "The Iraqi Military Technical Committee will hold a new meeting next October, with its American counterpart, to discuss and discuss what has been achieved during the current month of September, especially with regard to the withdrawal of 3 combat units that it was agreed to withdraw during this month."

And he indicated that "the two committees will also discuss the file of the remaining US forces until the end of next December."

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Army Chief of Staff: Iraq strongly refuses to use its lands for aggression against its neighbors

•  Time: 09/21/2021 12:12:16
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{Umniah: Al Furat News} The Army Chief of Staff announced that Iraq strongly rejects the use of its territory for aggression against its neighbors.

A statement issued by Al-Furat News, a copy of it, stated that "the bilateral relations that bind us with the neighboring Islamic Republic of Iran are close relations based on cooperation and good neighborliness, and they have witnessed a remarkable development between the two countries recently at all levels, especially in the security and military aspects." .

He added, "On this basis, we express our astonishment at the unjustified statements recently attributed to the Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Muhammad Hussein Bagheri, regarding the presence of hostile movements from Iraqi territory towards the Islamic Republic of Iran."

The Iraqi Army Chief of Staff affirmed that "Iraq strongly rejects the use of its territory for aggression against its neighbors, and that it adheres to good neighborliness and fraternal relations with neighboring countries, stressing the need for everyone to adhere to the language of brotherhood and cooperation in joint relations."