The joint operations of / NINA /: The date for the withdrawal of US combat forces is fixed and not subject to extension / expanded

Saturday 27 November 2021 11:29
 
Baghdad / NINA / - The Joint Operations Command confirmed: "The date for the withdrawal of US combat forces from Iraq is fixed and not subject to extension."

The spokesman for the leadership, Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji, told the National Iraqi News Agency ( NINA ): “The date for the withdrawal was previously set and will be on 12/31/2021, and it is not extendable according to the agreement between the Iraqi and American sides,” noting: “The tasks of the American forces will shift After this date, he will be consulted, training, equipping, and exchanging intelligence.

” He explained: “The international coalition’s aircraft will stop air strikes, unless the joint operations request the coalition to carry out air strikes to target specific targets for ISIS.”

And the National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, had previously confirmed to the US ambassador in Baghdad Matthew Tueller: that the relationship with the United States of America is a long-term partnership and is not limited only to the security file, but in all areas, reiterating that the two sides agreed that 12/31/2021 is the last date for combat forces to leave Iraq.

The US ambassador also made it clear that the mission will move to a non-combat mission, and that the United States will continue to support the Iraqi security forces, to ensure that they are able to confront any threat./End of 9

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