Iraq’s government said Sunday that US forces have completed a “full withdrawal” from military facilities within the country’s federal territory, which excludes the semiautonomous Kurdistan region where US troops remain.

American forces left the base in western Iraq on Saturday, after using the installation for years as part of anti-ISIS operations.

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said on Thursday it would begin legal proceedings against detainees of

Of the 7,000 detainees the U.S. aims to transfer from Syria to Iraq, the government in Baghdad has so far confirmed the arrival of 150.

US forces completed their withdrawal from Ain al Assad Airbase, the Iraqi government said on January 18, fulfilling a US agreement with Iraqi authorities going back to 2024. The withdrawal took place as Syrian government forces pushed back the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria.

Iraqi Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah oversaw the assignment of tasks and duties to various military units at the base on Saturday following the withdrawal of U.S. forces and the Iraqi Army’s full assumption of control over the base, the military said in a statement.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said Tehran is “pleased” with the evacuation of American forces from the Ain al-Asad Air base in western Iraq.

Coordination with the international coalition will continue with regards to completely eliminating IS’s presence in Syria,” says military committee.