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Iraq says U.S. forces withdrawing from Syria have no approval to stay
by claud39 Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:18 am
[size=40]Iraq says U.S. forces withdrawing from Syria have no approval to stay[/size]
OCTOBER 22, 2019
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said, however, that Washington aimed eventually to bring the troops withdrawing from Syria back to the United States.
The Iraqi military statement contradicted the Pentagon’s announcement that all of the nearly 1,000 troops withdrawing from northern Syria are expected to move to western Iraq to continue the campaign against Islamic State militants and “to help defend Iraq”.
“All U.S. forces that withdrew from Syria received approval to enter the Kurdistan Region so that they may be transported outside Iraq. There is no permission granted for these forces to stay inside Iraq,” the Iraqi military said.
Esper said Washington’s objective was for the troops not to remain in Iraq.
“The aim isn’t to stay in Iraq interminably, the aim is to pull our soldiers out and eventually get them back home,” Esper said at the Prince Sultan Air Base near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Esper said the details had not yet been worked out on how long the U.S. troops would stay in Iraq and he would be having discussions with his Iraqi counterpart on Wednesday.
It is unclear whether the U.S. troops will use Iraq as a base to launch ground raids into Syria and carry out air strikes against Islamic State militants.
The additional U.S. troops would add to the more than 5,000 American troops already based in the country, training Iraqi forces and helping to ensure that Islamic State militants do not make a comeback.
The United States has deployed thousands of additional military forces in recent months to bolster Saudi defenses, including an air expeditionary wing and air defense personnel.
That includes radar systems, Patriot missiles and support personnel to bolster Saudi Arabia’s defenses after the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil facilities on Sept. 14.
Some experts have criticized President Donald Trump’s administration for saying that Saudi Arabia will pay for the deployment of U.S. troops to the Kingdom, suggesting it makes the U.S. military a mercenary force.
Trump has repeatedly said that Saudi Arabia would pay for the recent U.S. deployments.
“We are not a mercenary force,” Esper said.
“Mercenary forces do things for the pay, we are doing this (to).. help defend our allies, second to deter Iran so we don’t have increasingly bad behavior, and third defend the international rules based order,” he added.
Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed in Baghdad and Idrees Ali in Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia; Writing by Ahmed Aboulenein; Editing by Angus MacSwan and Ed Osmond
Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-iraq/iraq-says-u-s-forces-withdrawing-from-syria-have-no-approval-to-stay-idUSKBN1X10RE
OCTOBER 22, 2019
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said, however, that Washington aimed eventually to bring the troops withdrawing from Syria back to the United States.
The Iraqi military statement contradicted the Pentagon’s announcement that all of the nearly 1,000 troops withdrawing from northern Syria are expected to move to western Iraq to continue the campaign against Islamic State militants and “to help defend Iraq”.
“All U.S. forces that withdrew from Syria received approval to enter the Kurdistan Region so that they may be transported outside Iraq. There is no permission granted for these forces to stay inside Iraq,” the Iraqi military said.
Esper said Washington’s objective was for the troops not to remain in Iraq.
“The aim isn’t to stay in Iraq interminably, the aim is to pull our soldiers out and eventually get them back home,” Esper said at the Prince Sultan Air Base near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Esper said the details had not yet been worked out on how long the U.S. troops would stay in Iraq and he would be having discussions with his Iraqi counterpart on Wednesday.
It is unclear whether the U.S. troops will use Iraq as a base to launch ground raids into Syria and carry out air strikes against Islamic State militants.
The additional U.S. troops would add to the more than 5,000 American troops already based in the country, training Iraqi forces and helping to ensure that Islamic State militants do not make a comeback.
“NOT A MERCENARY FORCE”
Esper, speaking in front of a Patriot missile battery where he was meeting U.S. troops, said Saudi Arabia had agreed to help underwrite the deployment to the kingdom. He did not provide details on what specifically Saudi Arabia had agreed to pay for.The United States has deployed thousands of additional military forces in recent months to bolster Saudi defenses, including an air expeditionary wing and air defense personnel.
That includes radar systems, Patriot missiles and support personnel to bolster Saudi Arabia’s defenses after the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil facilities on Sept. 14.
Some experts have criticized President Donald Trump’s administration for saying that Saudi Arabia will pay for the deployment of U.S. troops to the Kingdom, suggesting it makes the U.S. military a mercenary force.
Trump has repeatedly said that Saudi Arabia would pay for the recent U.S. deployments.
“We are not a mercenary force,” Esper said.
“Mercenary forces do things for the pay, we are doing this (to).. help defend our allies, second to deter Iran so we don’t have increasingly bad behavior, and third defend the international rules based order,” he added.
Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed in Baghdad and Idrees Ali in Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia; Writing by Ahmed Aboulenein; Editing by Angus MacSwan and Ed Osmond
Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-iraq/iraq-says-u-s-forces-withdrawing-from-syria-have-no-approval-to-stay-idUSKBN1X10RE
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U.S aim is for troops pulling out of Syria to leave Iraq eventually: Pentagon chief
by claud39 Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:20 am
[size=40]U.S aim is for troops pulling out of Syria to leave Iraq eventually: Pentagon chief[/size]
OCTOBER 22, 2019
PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that Washington aimed to bring U.S. troops withdrawing from Syria back to the United States, and not for them to stay in Iraq indefinitely.
“The aim isn’t to stay in Iraq interminably, the aim is to pull our soldiers out and eventually get them back home,” Esper said at the Prince Sultan Air Base near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Esper said the details had not yet been worked out on how long the U.S. troops would stay in Iraq and he would be having discussions with his Iraqi counterpart on Wednesday.
The Iraqi military said on Tuesday that U.S. forces which crossed into Iraq as part of a pull-out from Syria do not have permission to stay and can only be there in transit.
U.S. troops are crossing into Iraq as part of a broader withdrawal from Syria ordered by President Donald Trump, a decision that allowed Turkey to launch an offensive against the SDF which for years was a U.S. ally battling Islamic State.
More than 100 vehicles crossed the border into Iraq early on Monday from the northeast tip of Syria, where Turkey agreed to pause its offensive for five days under a deal with Washington.
Reporting by Idrees Ali; Editing by Angus MacSwan and Ed Osmond
Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-iraq-pentagon/u-s-aim-is-for-troops-pulling-out-of-syria-to-leave-iraq-eventually-pentagon-chief-idUSKBN1X11B9
OCTOBER 22, 2019
PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that Washington aimed to bring U.S. troops withdrawing from Syria back to the United States, and not for them to stay in Iraq indefinitely.
“The aim isn’t to stay in Iraq interminably, the aim is to pull our soldiers out and eventually get them back home,” Esper said at the Prince Sultan Air Base near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Esper said the details had not yet been worked out on how long the U.S. troops would stay in Iraq and he would be having discussions with his Iraqi counterpart on Wednesday.
The Iraqi military said on Tuesday that U.S. forces which crossed into Iraq as part of a pull-out from Syria do not have permission to stay and can only be there in transit.
U.S. troops are crossing into Iraq as part of a broader withdrawal from Syria ordered by President Donald Trump, a decision that allowed Turkey to launch an offensive against the SDF which for years was a U.S. ally battling Islamic State.
More than 100 vehicles crossed the border into Iraq early on Monday from the northeast tip of Syria, where Turkey agreed to pause its offensive for five days under a deal with Washington.
Reporting by Idrees Ali; Editing by Angus MacSwan and Ed Osmond
Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-iraq-pentagon/u-s-aim-is-for-troops-pulling-out-of-syria-to-leave-iraq-eventually-pentagon-chief-idUSKBN1X11B9
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US Defense: We seek to bring our troops home and we will discuss details with our Iraqi counterparts
by claud39 Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:24 am
US Defense: We seek to bring our troops home and we will discuss details with our Iraqi counterparts
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced that his country is seeking to bring US troops back to the United States, saying "details will be discussed with our Iraqi counterparts tomorrow."
"It is expected that all US troops withdrawing from northern Syria will be transferred to Iraq," the US defense secretary said in an urgent news report on Al-Hurra TV channel.
US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from northern Syria paved the way for a military operation by Turkey against Kurdish militants.
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday for his first visit to Saudi Arabia since taking office this summer.
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Iraqi statement on the withdrawal of US troops from Syria and entry into the country
by claud39 Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:40 am
Iraqi statement on the withdrawal of US troops from Syria and entry into the country
22 October 2019 12:01 PM
Direct: The cell of the Security Media of the Iraqi Council of Ministers, on Tuesday, that all US troops withdrawn from Syria has obtained approval to enter the Kurdistan region.
The security cell added, according to the Iraqi news agency "conscious", that US forces will not stay in the region, but will be transferred out of Iraq .
The statement pointed out, that some media and agencies reported on the withdrawal of US troops from Syria towards Iraq, and therefore shows the joint operations command that all US forces that have withdrawn from Syria obtained approval to enter the Kurdistan region to move out of Iraq.
She stressed that there was no agreement to stay in Iraq.
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22 October 2019 12:01 PM
Direct: The cell of the Security Media of the Iraqi Council of Ministers, on Tuesday, that all US troops withdrawn from Syria has obtained approval to enter the Kurdistan region.
The security cell added, according to the Iraqi news agency "conscious", that US forces will not stay in the region, but will be transferred out of Iraq .
The statement pointed out, that some media and agencies reported on the withdrawal of US troops from Syria towards Iraq, and therefore shows the joint operations command that all US forces that have withdrawn from Syria obtained approval to enter the Kurdistan region to move out of Iraq.
She stressed that there was no agreement to stay in Iraq.
Nominations:
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