US troops begin unilateral withdrawal from key bases in Iraq – Middle East Monitor

US forces have begun a “sudden” and “unannounced” withdrawal from the Ain al-Asad airbase, a military facility in western Iraq, and the Victory Base Complex (VBC).

Informed political sources revealed that US forces have been relocated to alternative locations, including a base in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, while other troops have been relocated to a “neighbouring” and undisclosed Arab country.

The sources explained that the US has…