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Control of many U.S.-operated bases was transferred to the Iraqi government during the 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal. At the request of the Iraqi government in January 2024, [3] and amid rising regional tensions following the 2023 Israeli invasion of Gaza, the US and Iraq are set to begin negotiations to end US military presence in Iraq. [4]
See also: List of United States military installations in Iraq Israel: Dimona Radar Facility [106] A radar facility near Dimona, owned and operated by the United States. Japan: United States Forces Japan: There are 54,000 U.S. military personnel based in Japan – the highest number stationed anywhere overseas. [107] Jordan: Muwaffaq Salti Air Base
Starting on 17 October 2023, and in response to United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war, Iran-backed militias initiated a coordinated series of more than 170 attacks on US military bases and assets in Syria, Iraq, and Jordan. [39] [40] [41] These attacks resulted in injuries to dozens of US service members.
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [3]
Coalition forces were slightly injured in Iraq in a spate of drone attacks over the last 24 hours at U.S. bases in Iraq as regional tensions flare following the deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza.
On 10 February, Iraqi parliament member Ali al-Ghanimi reported that the United States began to withdraw its troops from 15 military bases in Iraq. The U.S. continued its presence in the Ain al-Asad airbase in the Anbar province and also at the one near the city of Erbil. Following this, the Iraqi parliament pressed for American troops to "be ...
Multinational Force – Iraq (MNF–I), often referred to as the coalition forces, was the military command during much of the Iraq War, led by the United States of America. Multinational Force – Iraq replaced the previous force, Combined Joint Task Force 7, on 15 May 2004, and was later itself reorganized into its successor, United States ...
Pages in category "Installations of the United States Army in Iraq" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .