US-Led Coalition In Iraq Repositioning Forces Amid Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic And Iran Threat

A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, stands post during the reinforcement of the Baghdad Embassy Compound in Iraq, Jan. 4, 2020. (Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot/Marine Corps)

The National: Coronavirus: US-led coalition forces in Iraq reposition amid pandemic and Iran threat

To prevent potential spread of Covid-19, the Iraqi Security Forces have suspended all training

The US-led coalition forces in Iraq have repositioned, following an increase in attacks on their air bases in the country this year and the rapid spread of the coronavirus.

In a statement on Friday, Operation Inherent Resolve - the coalition military intervention in Iraq and Syria against ISIS - said that the measures were being taken in co-ordination with Iraq’s government.

In December 2017, ISIS lost 95 per cent of its territory in Iraq and coalition forces and Baghdad declared victory over the terror group in the Middle Eastern country.

The US also claimed victory over ISIS in Syria in March last year in the village of Baghouz near the Iraq border, leading to the Qaim crossing opening with Iraq in September.

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WNU Editor: For coalition forces in Iraq, this must be an incredibly dangerous period of time.

More News On The US-Led Coalition In Iraq Repositioning Forces Amid Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic And Iran Threat

Training in Iraq halted, smaller bases consolidating some coalition troops homeward bound over COVID-19 concerns -- Military Times
US-led coalition troops pull out of base in western Iraq -- Military Times/AP
US coalition suspends Iraq training over coronavirus -- Arab News/AP
US-led coalition in Iraq drawing down over coronavirus concerns -- The Hill
Why US Troops are Pulling Back All Over Iraq -- Defense One
Coronavirus sends British forces home from Iraq -- RT

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