"This base transfer occurred amid force protection concerns sparked by escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and its proxy militias, which CJTF-OIR said led to an acceleration of the long-term transfer plan."
Advocates say the confines are too narrow and the process too cumbersome, dashing hopes that the president’s act of clemency would erase decades of stigma.
While Combined Joint Task Force — Operation Inherent Resolve will be mothballed, the U.S. military expects to continue its presence in Iraq, officials say.