To the Chagrin of the Kurds: US Withdraws Air Defense Systems from Northern Iraq

The US has withdrawn air defense systems from the Erbil area in northern Iraq as part of the withdrawal agreement by the end of September. The Kurdish leadership was furious, and a senior official said they had asked to wait due to Iranian attacks but were not heeded. It seems the Kurds have dropped in American priorities amid Trump's disappointment over the use of weapons for intra-regional purposes.

The United States recently withdrew air defense systems from the Erbil area, the capital of the Kurdish region in northern Iraq, which has become one of the targets targeted by Iran and its militias in Iraq in the latest round of fighting. This was reported this evening (Thursday) on Kan News. The decision came as part of the implementation of the agreement between the countries regarding the withdrawal of American forces from the country by the end of September. However, this sparked great anger in the Kurdish regional leadership. A senior official in the Kurdish region told Kan News that they had repeatedly asked to delay the removal of air defense systems from Erbil due to Iranian attacks, but were not given a listening ear. "We told the Americans that this is a very bad time, given the situation in the region." It seems that the Kurds' status has dropped in American priorities, in light of Trump's disappointment over claims that the Kurds used the weapons they received from the US for intra-regional purposes instead of launching an attack against the regime in Iran.