The Iraqi army occupied a military base, from where the US armed forces retreated.
This is reported by local media.
According to reports, we are talking about the military base “El Qaim.” It is located in the west of the country near the Syrian-Iraqi border. Earlier, the railway station of the Iraqi city of the same name was located here. Until now, it was used by American troops, but now they are leaving the region, actually reducing their presence near the border with Syria.
The official transfer of the base to the Iraqi Armed Forces has already taken place. At the same time, Iraqi troops began to occupy it a few days ago.
There is also information that a similar fate will befall two more American bases in Iraq.
As News Front previously reported, the US military presence has recently turned into an escalation of tension for Iraq. At the end of last year, the US military base near Iraqi Kirkuk was shelled, which led to the death of an American citizen. In response, the American armed forces launched a punitive action by hitting the objects of the local Shiite formation.
US actions have led to massive protests. It even reached the assault on the American embassy in Baghdad.
The situation worsened after the United States launched an air strike in Iraq, which killed Iranian General Kassem Suleimani. Then even the Iraqi authorities began to demand the withdrawal of Americans from the country. At the same time, shelling of US military facilities did not stop.