UPDATEUS military
has no plans to leave Iraq: US defense
chief
By ICH & Agencies
UPDATE
January 06, 2020 "Information
Clearing House" - :
15:23 PST -
The
U.S. has not planed to pull out
militarily from Iraq,
Defense Secretary Mark Esper told
Pentagon reporters on Monday, "There's
been no decision made to leave Iraq.
Period," he told reporters.
The letter, (seen below) cited by
news agencies, was sent to Iraqi
military by US Marine Corps Brigadier
General William H Seely III, commanding
general of Task Force Iraq,said that the
letter was a poorly worded draft
document meant to only underscore
increased movement of forces.
"It (the draft letter) was sent over
to some key Iraqi military guys in order
to get things coordinated for air
movements, etc. Then it went from that
guy's hands to another guy's hands and
then it went to your hands. Now, it's a
kerfuffle."
It seems more likely the Trump
administration is keeping its troops in
the country for the foreseeable future.
US coalition to leave Iraq – U.S.
general
By ICH & Agencies
January 06, 2020 "Information
Clearing House" - :
The US military informed its
counterparts in Baghdad on Monday it was
preparing for “movement out of Iraq,” a
day after the Iraqi parliament urged the
government to oust foreign troops.
“In due deference to the
sovereignty” of Iraq, the Combined
Joint Task Force Iraq will be
“repositioning forces over the course of
the coming days and weeks to prepare for
onward movement,” Marine General
William H. Seely III wrote in a letter
to the Iraqi Defense Ministry on Monday.
A letter written by William H Seely, Brigadier
General of the US Marine Corps said to Iraqi military
boss Abdul Amir said: ‘We respect your sovereign
decision to order our departure.’ The letter laid out US
coalition plans to ‘reposition forces over the course of
the coming days and weeks to prepare for onward
movement.’ It outlined how there will be ‘an increase in
helicopter travel’ in and around Baghdad as the US and
its allies withdraw from the country ‘in a safe and
efficient manner.’
