US closes small military bases in Iraq, opens Iran’s door into Syria

US forces evacuated the Al Qaim base on the Iraqi-Syrian border on Tuesday, bringing to an end their joint operation with Israel for blocking the main crossing point into Syria against the transit of Iranian forces and their proxy militias. Following the base’s handover to the Iraqi army, their incursion can only be interrupted henceforth by air strikes. DEBKAfile: The evacuation of Al Qaim is an element of the current US redeployment in Iraq, which also entails abandoning Qayyarah Airfield West near Mosul and K-1 near Kirkuk

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