The Military Technical Committee in Iraq and its American counterpart agreed to reduce the combat units and American capabilities of the military bases in Ain Al-Assad and Erbil, with the agreement to be completed by the end of this September.
And the Joint Operations Command in Iraq stated - in a statement today, Friday, that "a meeting was held in Baghdad between the Iraqi Military Technical Committee headed by the Deputy Commander of Joint Operations Lieutenant-General Abdul-Amir Al-Shammari and its American counterpart headed by the Commander of the Solid Resolve Operations Forces in Iraq, Major General John Brennan, within the framework of The technical security talks that were agreed upon in the Iraqi-American strategic dialogue, and the plan to transition to a non-combat role for the international coalition forces operating in Iraq according to the outcomes of the meeting held last July.
The leadership indicated that the two parties agreed to reduce the combat units and American capabilities from the military bases in Ain al-Assad and Erbil, to be completed by the end of this September, and the level of the leadership of the international coalition was reduced from a headquarters led by a team officer to a smaller headquarters led by an officer with the rank of brigade for the purposes of management, support, equipment and exchange of intelligence and advice.
The two parties renewed - according to the statement - the affirmation that the presence of US forces and the international coalition forces is at the invitation of Iraq and depends on the provision of protection from the Iraqi government in accordance with international laws and norms and in accordance with Iraqi sovereignty, while the two sides agreed to hold regular sessions to complete the discussion of the remaining steps to secure the transition. To a non-combat role for the international coalition forces by the time specified for them at the end of this year.
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