Iraq celebrates the departure of the last American soldier

17/12/2011

Iraq celebrates the departure of the last American soldier

Regained sovereignty after eight years of occupation of Nasiriyah -

Hazem Mohamed Habib received the Iraqi forces, on Friday, the base of the Imam Ali military in the city of Nasiriyah south of the country from U.S. forces in the ceremony official.

And initiated the process of hand over the base, west of the city of Nasiriyah, to raise the Iraqi flag, in the framework of an official ceremony attended by Hussein Assadi, Representative of the Prime Minister and leader of the band X, and the deputy commander of the Iraqi air force, the commander of the base of the Imam Ali Colonel Saez inventory, in addition to a representative of the U.S. Army, General Danieho, and a number of senior leaders of the security of both Iraq and the U.S. and a number of local officials in the province.

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The representative of the Prime Minister: «After the receipt of a forward on the military, two days before a« Echo »in the city of Diwaniyah, the U.S. troops had left all military bases, and withdrew from Iraqi territory pursuant to the terms of the security agreement signed earlier between Iraq and the U.S. Nations. The Imam Ali base of the largest military bases in Iraq, as an area of about 32 square kilometers.

The U.S. forces had taken the rule-based since 2003, and includes a force of 12 thousand U.S. troops. The al-Asadi said the value of the equipment left behind by U.S. forces at the site is estimated at $76 million, noting that the base was handed over to the leadership of the Iraqi air force, stressing that Iraqi forces are fully ready to assume responsibility for maintaining security in the province and the southern region.

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