Shiite forces are angry at the absence of a time limit for the withdrawal of US forces

[size=52]Shiite forces are angry at the absence of a time limit for the withdrawal of US forces[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad / Tamim Al-Hassan[/size]
[size=45]Some Shiite forces seemed angry at the results that emerged after the recent meeting between Baghdad and Washington, as it did not include clear "time limits" for the removal of US forces. And the deployment of what are believed to be "Katyusha groups" more than 20 rockets a day after the end of the third round of dialogue, targeting a camp for American forces in the west of the country.[/size]
[size=45]The government said that it had formed a technical committee with the American side for the purpose of approving mechanisms and timings related to implementing the outcomes of the strategic dialogue on the security and military sides.[/size]
[size=45]The Iraqi Foreign Ministry confirmed, after the last round of negotiations, that the American combat forces would be transformed into "training and advisory forces." Iraq had sent a formal request to the administration of US President Joe Biden, to set a date for the resumption of strategic talks on bilateral relations and the withdrawal of the remaining forces in the country. According to leaks that reached (the range), Shiite forces met with Al-Kazimi after the end of the dialogue, "and she was angry because the dialogue did not set a fixed date for the withdrawal of US forces."[/size]
[size=45]The number of US forces in Iraq decreased from 17,000 soldiers three years ago to 2,500 soldiers.[/size]
[size=45]The leaks indicated that Shiite parties called for "expanding representation in the dialogue and putting restrictions on American aviation and the coalition in Iraq."[/size]
[size=45]In front of the American base[/size]
[size=45]A day after the meeting ended, the Security Media Cell announced that a wheel had been found inside a missile launcher, east of Ein Al-Asad Air Base, which has the largest number of American forces.[/size]
[size=45]The cell said in a statement last Thursday, that “through field follow-up and intensification of intelligence efforts, I saw one of the patrols of the 29th Infantry Brigade, the Seventh Division, operating within the Al-Jazeera operations sector at 20:00 today, Thursday, a Hino wheel was loaded parked on A distance from Heet Al-Baghdadi Road, specifically, the Al-Bustamiya area, east of Ain Al-Asad Air Base.[/size]
[size=45]It indicated that "it was approached and searched and found inside a modified missile base containing 24 missiles with military clothes, where the engineering effort was called and it was dismantled."[/size]
[size=45]During the past two years, the US forces evacuated 7 bases, with the exception of the two Ain al-Assad bases in Anbar province, and the Harir base in Erbil in the Kurdistan region.[/size]
[size=45]Technical committee[/size]
[size=45]The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief, Major General Yahya Rasool, said in a statement last Wednesday, that “in light of the outcomes of the third round of the strategic dialogue between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces directed the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, to form a technical committee headed by the Chief of Staff. The military to hold technical talks with the American side.[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that the formation of the committee comes for the purpose of "approving mechanisms and timings related to implementing the outcomes of the strategic dialogue on the security and military sides."[/size]
[size=45]The joint statement of the third round of the strategic dialogue between Iraq and the United States of America affirmed that, in light of the development of the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces, the two parties concluded that the role of the American and coalition forces has shifted to training and advisory missions in a manner that allows the redeployment of the remaining combat forces outside Iraq. , Provided that the two parties agree on timelines in future technical talks The third round of the strategic dialogue between Iraq and the United States of America was launched via “video conference” technology, last Wednesday, where it dealt with issues of security, combating terrorism, economy and energy, And political issues, and cooperation in the areas of education and culture.[/size]
[size=45]And Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein indicated in a statement on Wednesday that the strategic dialogue with Washington, in its third phase, is of interest to the Iraqi government, and that Iraq is looking, through this dialogue, to strengthen relations of common interest at all levels between Iraq and the states. The United States of America.[/size]
[size=45]Conflicting positions[/size]
[size=45]But John Kirby, the press official at the US Department of Defense (Pentagon), told reporters in a statement Wednesday (immediately after the end of the meeting), that "it does not represent an agreement to start more withdrawal of US forces."[/size]
[size=45]That is why MP Muthanna Amin, a member of Parliament's Foreign Relations Committee, says that the last meeting revealed "the contradiction within Iraq in the position of the government and political forces on the removal of American forces."[/size]
[size=45]Parliament had voted in early 2020 that the government would remove US forces, but this decision was subject to widespread legal controversy.[/size]
[size=45]In contact with (Al-Mada) yesterday, Amin criticized "the lack of a clear plan inside the Iraqi Foreign Ministry or a fixed secretariat inside the ministry to follow up on the results of those meetings, unlike what exists in Washington." A member of the Foreign Relations Committee added: "Iraq in these meetings implements what America wants, and Baghdad has not been able to develop cultural and technological relations with Washington, and the strategic dialogue on the issue of removing the American military forces, which is not settled at home, has receded." A group calling itself the Coordinating Body of the Iraqi Resistance Factions had demanded that the members of the Dialogue Committee be changed, and that a parallel committee be formed of "Iraqi" personalities.[/size]
[size=45]In a statement last Wednesday, the group accused some of the dialogue figures from the Iraqi side of "having American and British nationalities," while demanding "the expulsion of American forces."[/size]
[size=45]The statement added that what it called resistance is ready "to open wide fronts to the existence of the entire American occupation in Iraq, and to direct focused and painful strikes" if it does not withdraw.[/size]
[size=45]The third round with Washington came with the escalation of targeting convoys of logistical support for the coalition forces on international roads, and the 18th anniversary of the fall of Saddam.[/size]
[size=45]In turn, Dhafer Al-Ani, deputy head of the Foreign Relations Committee, indicated that the status of US forces in Iraq after the rounds of strategic dialogue with Washington is borne by the prime minister.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Ani said in a statement to (Al-Mada): “When the services provided by the American side are limited in the framework of training, arming, advice and information, this evaluation bears the responsibility of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in light of the reports provided by Iraqi military experts about the eligibility of our forces.”[/size]
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