On August 7, the US-led coalition announced that it had withdrawn an Over The Horizon (OTH) force that was deployed in Iraq on a protection mission.
The OTH force consists of two CH-47 Chinook helicopters and an infantry company, prepared to carry out operations on a short notice.
In a statement, Col. Wayne Marotto, a spokesman for the US-led coalition, said that the force had withdrawn from Iraq to its home base in neighboring Kuwait.
The OTH responds on short notice when needed in the @CENTCOM CJOA to support ground personnel, recovery operations, conduct air assaults & assist in overall force protection missions. The retrograded forces included infantry & aviation units from the Iowa, MN & LA National Guard. pic.twitter.com/9494DytSWf
— OIR Spokesman Col. Wayne Marotto (@OIRSpox) August 7, 2021
The decision to withdraw the OTH force back to Kuwait was most likely a part of Washington’s efforts to rebrand its military presence in Iraq as a “training mission” for local government forces. The withdrawal of this small force will not affect the capabilities of American troops in the country.
Washington is determined to maintain a large military presence in Iraq. Around 2,500 American troops are present in the country today.
Pro-Iranian Iraqi forces, which have been attacking US-led coalition bases and supply convoys for more than a year now, will not be fooled by Washington’s moves. In fact, the withdrawal of the OTH force will likely boost the morale of these forces.
Withdrawal of an obvious combat unit that can’t readily be renamed a training unit 700 km away that can be reinserted within 3 hrs is no cause for celebration other than they have left Iraq.
Jens has 3 parts to his brain. The first part fell out of his arse , the second part was spewed up as a garbage comment and the third part took off on its own accord as soon it realised it was part of jens. Moron read the article and it states quite clearly that they were a ready deployment unit moved to Kuwait , 700 kms away. They also have their own Chinook choppers which can fly at 300kms per hour which means they can be deployed in Baghdad in 3 hrs. Sorry I forgot you are just a LIAR that makes up your own bullsgit so you have NO CREDIBILITY arsewhole.
The US will not meaningfully withdraw from Iraq unless they are forced to … Saigon style. TEP.
LOL – “The decision to withdraw the OTH force back to Kuwait was most likely a part of Washington’s efforts to rebrand its military presence in Iraq as a “training mission” for local government forces.”
Ah, yes, “rebranding”. The famous American technique of changing labels and expecting different results.
“tacticle withdrawl” like in Afghanistan.