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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]
Map of permanent US military bases in Iraq 1. Al Qayyarah air base 2. Camp Marez 3. [ name unknown ] 4. Camp Renegade (2 000 soldiers) 5. Camp Speicher (6 000 soldiers) 6. Balad air base (20 000 soldiers) 7. Al Asad air base 8. Camp Taji 9. Taqaddum air base 10. Green Zone 11. Camp Falcon Punch (5 000 soldiers) 12. Camp Victory (14 000 soldiers ...
On 17 September 2009, the U.S. military announced that the base would be closed. [9] In December 2010, the U.S. military handed the base to the government of Iraq, who, on the same day, gave Kufan Group of Iraq a license to invest in the new Basra Gateway, to provide a hub for Iraq's port. [citation needed]
Victory Base Complex (VBC) was a cluster of U.S. military installations surrounding the Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). The primary component of the VBC was Camp Victory, the location of the Al-Faw Palace, which served as the headquarters for the Multi-National Corps - Iraq, and later as the headquarters for the United States Forces - Iraq.
In 2003 the base was captured by the United States Armed Forces at the start of the Iraq War and was called both Balad Air Base and Anaconda Logistical Support Area (LSA) by the United States Army before being renamed Joint Base Balad on June 15, 2008. The base was handed back to the Iraqi Air Force on November 8, 2011, during the U.S ...
Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah (Arabic:إسكندرية), or FOB Iskandariyah, was a United States military forward operating base located on the grounds of the Musayyib Power Plant and the banks of the Euphrates River, north of the town of Musayyib, Babil Governorate, Iraq from 2003 to 2009.
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 .
Installations of the United States Marine Corps in Iraq (4 P) Pages in category "Military installations of the United States in Iraq" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.