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Map of major U.S. military bases in Iraq and the number of soldiers stationed there (2007) The United States Department of Defense continues to have a large number of temporary military bases in Iraq, most a type of forward operating base (FOB).
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 ]
The United States occupied Iraq between the toppling of the Ba'athist Iraqi government and the dissolution of the Coalition Provisional Authority on 28 June 2004. Thereafter, the United States remained in Iraq after obtaining United Nations Security Council approvals and resolutions, negotiated with involvement from the Transitional Government ...
A U.S. base in Iraq's Erbil that houses U.S. forces came under attack from a one-way drone earlier on Monday, leading to the latest U.S. casualties. The base has been repeatedly targeted.
The United States Forces – Iraq or USF-I, was a major subordinate multi-service command during the Iraq War order of battle until it was disestablished in 2011. [ citation needed ] An Army officer briefs Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left, foreground) on counter-ISIL social media activities at MacDill AFB, June 2018.
This article provides a list of "notable deployments of the United States military forces overseas" from 1798 through April 2023, as reported by the US Congressional Research Service (CRS), [1] an office of the United States Congress. [2]
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -The United States and Iraq have reached an understanding on plans for the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces from Iraq, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
On 23 January 2024, the United States launched a series of airstrikes on three facilities used by Iran-backed militias in Iraq. [85] [86] The United States defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, announced the strikes in a statement the same day. [87] The strikes targeted several militia groups with connections to Iran, including Kataib Hezbollah.