The US authorities have decided to withdraw their troops from the Ain al-Asad and Victoria military bases in Iraq, as well as accelerate the process of withdrawing forces from the country. This was reported on August 24 by
Sky News Arabia TV channel, citing sources.
"Washington suddenly decided to withdraw its soldiers from the Ain al-Asad and Victoria bases in Iraq," the article says.
According to the TV channel, the United States will not comply with the previously established timetable for the withdrawal of the army. It is noted that American units are being transferred to Erbil province in Iraqi Kurdistan, and some troops are being sent to another Arab country.
Earlier, on August 22, the first US military left the largest Ain al-Asad base in Anbar province in western Iraq as part of the phased withdrawal of troops from the international anti-terrorist coalition. The Iraqi Shafaq news agency clarified that the Ain al-Asad base will be permanently closed on September 15.
In September 2024, the United States and Iraq signed an agreement on the withdrawal from the country of the forces of the international coalition led by the United States involved in the fight against the Islamic State (IS, ISIL, a terrorist organization banned in Russia). According to the American media, according to this plan, part of the troops should leave Iraq by September 2025, and the rest by the end of 2026.
