U.S. Army Sends More Military Convoys to Iraq

Date: 25 May 2019 - 21:01

News ID: ۶۶۳۷۰

BAGHDAD (Dispatches) – Iraqi sources says that the U.S. Army has dispatched new military convoys and equipment from Jordan to Ain al-Assad base in al-Anbar province in western Iraq.
A military convoy comprising military vehicles and state-of-the-art military hardware has arrived in U.S.-controlled Ein al-Assad Air Base in the city of Heet in al-Anbar province in Western Iraq from Jordan, the Arabic-language al-Ma'aloumeh news website quoted a security source in al-Anbar province as saying.
The source noted that the U.S. military convoys arrived under tight aerial support, and said the dispatch of the U.S. military convoys from Jordan to Iraq has increased to unprecedented levels.
The U.S. forces reinforced unprecedented security measures in all their positions in al-Anbar province concurrent with dispatching military equipment to their military base.
Relevant reports said in early April, over 10,000 U.S. forces were stationed in two occupied bases in al-Anbar province in western Iraq.
Al-Ma'aloumeh news website quoted the head of Badr Organization's office in al-Anbar province as saying that the number of U.S. forces deployed in Ein al-Assad and al-Habaniyeh bases has increased to 10,000, adding that they have been supplied with the state-of-the-art weapons and military equipment.
The official said that the two bases also host the U.S. marines who have been transferred recently from Syria to the region, noting that 90 percent of the US soldiers in Iraq are combat forces and are not considered as military advisors.
Relevant reports said earlier that the American forces had established two military bases in al-Anbar province on Iraq's international road close to the borders with Syria and Jordan as political groups and politicians are trying to expel the US military troops from their country.
The Arabic-language al-Akhbar newspaper reported early March that the U.S. forces had built up the first base on Baghdad-Damascus international road, formerly known as H3, while a second military center have been established to the South of the first base and South of the Baghdad-Amman international road, in addition to 13 other U.S. bases spread across the country.
It noted that the first base had practically started operation, but the second one was being equipped, adding that the Americans had also set up two other new bases in al-Ratbah region which might be intended to serve as new air bases.