#US Personnel exit base in #Iraq; #Arab forces now in full control of strategic Ain Al-Asad Base A major shift in the United States military presence in the Middle East as U.S. forces withdraw from Iraq’s Ain al-Asad airbase, handing full control of the strategic facility to the Iraqi army. The base, once a key hub for U.S.-led coalition operations against Islamic State, now comes under Baghdad’s command as part of a broader agreement to wind down the American military footprint in Iraq. | The T

Iraqi army units on Saturday distributed duties and responsibilities among their forces at the Ain al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq, following the “withdrawal” of US troops from the base, said the Iraqi defense ministry in a statement. 📹: Iraqi defense ministry | Rudaw English