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January 09, 2020
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January 09, 2020
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The American forces number 6 thousand people spread over several bases in Iraq (Getty)
The threat by the armed factions in Iraq to the United States of America escalated, especially after the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] of the Iranian Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani and Deputy Chairman of the Popular Mobilization Organization Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis in a US raid near Baghdad airport.
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After the American consulate in Basra was exposed to missiles, the South became completely devoid of the American presence at the level of military bases and diplomatic representations.
Despite the Iranian response to Ain Al-Assad base in Anbar in retaliation for Qasim Soleimani, the armed factions in Iraq are still [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to retaliate in retaliation for the killing of Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis and the removal of American forces from the bases in Iraq.
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The number of American forces is 6 thousand people distributed on several bases, and in all of them there are runways for the F16 warplanes, while the southern region is completely devoid of the American presence at the level of military bases and diplomatic representations, after [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] .
Two Iraqi police officers in the provinces of Dhi Qar and Basra, told "Ultra Iraq" that "the two governorates and the whole of the south are completely devoid of American forces, as few of them were present at Imam Ali base in Nasiriyah, but they withdrew more than a year ago, and in Basra there is only a representation Diplomacy the American employees left months ago. "
"Ultra Iraq" prepared a map of the bases of the United States and the international alliance in the Iraqi regions, and their importance, in addition to the armed factions that stand on the borders of those bases, and whose fire is directed against them:
Ancada
The largest US bases in Iraq, located in Salahuddin province and an area of about 30 km2 which is the pristine air base, or what is known as the "Encada base", according to a pilot who was killed about 12 years ago in the region.
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Security analyst for "Ultra Iraq": The Hezbollah Brigades, the League of the Righteous and the soldiers of Imam Ali are the closest in Salah al-Din to the base of the Ancada
"Al-Bakr base is the control and control center for the American F16 aircraft, and there are the largest number of aircraft, and the number of American soldiers, consultants and contractors has about 500 Americans, in addition to other nationalities, and it is also a training center," said Salah al-Din Ghazoun al-Jubouri, a security analyst. , And a general supervision center, in addition to the presence of about half of the Iraqi Air Force's planes and their pilots, along with other soldiers, estimated at 3,000 Iraqi soldiers.
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Al-Jubouri confirms in an interview with "Ultra Iraq" that "there is an American presence, but not always at [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] ," while referring to the armed factions in the vicinity of al-Qaeda by saying, "The Hezbollah Brigades and the gangs of the people of truth and Imam Ali's soldiers are the closest in Salahuddin to al-Qaeda ".
The eye of the lion
It is considered one of the important bases in the country, and it is located in Anbar province in western Iraq, and it is the second most important rule, as they are often visited by figures who are considered one of the largest American officials, as happened with Donald Trump's visit on the Christmas holidays in 2018, and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] also visited [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] , George W. Bush in December 2008, and former President Barack Obama visited in April 2009.
"This base is about 10 square kilometers smaller than the al-Bakr base," said journalist Suleiman al-Kubaisi, "but it is considered important because of its proximity to the capital, Baghdad, and there are a number of senior American advisers, numbering with soldiers and contractors about 400 people, in addition to the presence of forces from The Iraqi army in it. "
Al-Kubaisi confirms, in his speech to "Ultra Iraq," that "a number of American advisers are present with their planes at the Habbaniyah base, alongside the tactical division and other local formations," noting that "the armed factions that exist in the ocean are forces from the tribal crowd loyal to the popular crowd." ".
Qayyarah
To Nineveh, where the largest number of soldiers and military advisers are located, in two bases in the south and center of the city of Mosul, the provincial center, in northern Iraq, they number about 700 people, and they have artillery weapons available.
Ihsan Zangana, professor of political science at Bayan University, said, “The number of the American forces is 600, divided in the two bases in the presidential palaces in the center of Mosul and in the Al-Kayara base in the south of the city. The bases are smaller than the Salah al-Din and Anbar bases, in addition to that, they include artillery weapons, and runways as in the rest of the bases. "
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Academic for "Ultra Iraq": The number of American forces present in Nineveh reached 600 people, and they are divided into two bases in the presidential palaces in the center of Mosul and in the Al-Kayara base south of the city
On the presence of the elements of the armed factions, Zangana adds to the "Ultra Iraq", that "Nineveh differs from the rest of the provinces, it includes a complete mixture of the various factions affiliated with the popular crowd, with elements from the south and other local people, and it is more complicated than other provinces, and that the closest site to the crowd is away 100 meters from the base of the presidential palaces in central Mosul.
K1
It is the only air and military base for Americans in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk, and it is the smallest base in the liberated Iraqi provinces.
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"The K1 base is the smallest base in the liberated cities, as it includes about 5 F16 aircraft within a small runway, in addition to about 150 foreign advisers and soldiers, most of them Americans," said Kirkuk security analyst Atilla Tuzly.
On the armed factions around the base, Tuzli told "Ultra Iraq" that "the majority of them are from the Badr military wing, and other factions."
At the end of December, a US civilian contractor was killed and a number of US and Iraqi military personnel were wounded in a missile attack targeting the K1 base, according to the international coalition.
Victoria
Victoria base at the American Air Force Base in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, which is one of the important bases near the American embassy, and includes a runway and dozens of soldiers and advisers, amounting to approximately one thousand people.
Observers and experts say, "This base is one of two bases, as the Americans are also present in the Taji area of Baghdad, but their number cannot be predicted, especially with the developments in the situation in Iraq."
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The Victoria base in Baghdad has approximately 1,000 American advisers and soldiers, as well as an airstrip
Security expert Hisham al-Hashemi [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] that US military convoys entered the Taji camp on January 7, as well as military aircraft landing with additional equipment.
Kurdistan Region Rules
There are four US military bases in the Kurdistan region, two of which are in Erbil, where the Erbil airport base includes, in addition to the Americans, advisers, trainers, and military personnel from the International Alliance, and includes artillery with a special runway for aircraft, and the remaining number of soldiers, advisers, and foreign contractors are present.
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The Kurdish researcher Mirwan Agha says, "The base in Erbil Airport takes its importance because it is a support center for the bases in the liberated areas, and it is safer than other Iraqi bases, noting that" there are no armed factions in their vicinity, and it is also the center of protecting the American consulate in Erbil, and they number about 3,000 people. "
Agha told "Ultra Iraq" that "a second air base is located in the Harir area in Erbil, another in Zakho, and a fourth in Halabja," but all of them are safe in terms of locations and targeting, and the Kurdistan region is committed to providing support and security assistance to them.
Iranian media had [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] that the second wave of an Iranian missile strike directed at US military bases in Iraq targeted a US base in Erbil, after a missile strike targeted the Ain al-Assad base in Anbar Province.
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