The US and NATO have been withdrawing from their bases in Iraq. and handing them over. So it depends what “the region” means here. Iran is probably exaggerating but the death count certainly isn’t 13.
US and NATO withdrawing from bases is an claim from Iranian proxy forces in Iraq.
NATO is claiming their are withdrawing their NATO Mission Iraq personnel which are an advisory non-combat task force that work with the Iraqi government. This is probably because NATO doesn’t want to get dragged into a war with Iran by having hundreds of their staff killed by a drone or otherwise.
No one is “handing” over bases. If the US was straight up abandoning bases, we would be seeing videos of foreign soldiers playing on US airbase exercise machines like when we withdrew from Afghanistan.
I’m not claiming the Palestine Chronicle is untrustworthy. Basically this is the same general points as the last article but without the Iraqi militia quote.
From the Reuters article:
NATO said its mission would continue from a military headquarters in Naples, Italy. The mission does not have a combat role. It focuses on advising Iraqi security forces and helping them build up their capacities, according to NATO.
The US government not being a trustworthy source doesn’t mean Iran is suddenly a trustworthy source.
Iran is lying to rally support at home.
The first causality of war is the truth.
The US and NATO have been withdrawing from their bases in Iraq. and handing them over. So it depends what “the region” means here. Iran is probably exaggerating but the death count certainly isn’t 13.
This is what I am talking about.
US and NATO withdrawing from bases is an claim from Iranian proxy forces in Iraq.
NATO is claiming their are withdrawing their NATO Mission Iraq personnel which are an advisory non-combat task force that work with the Iraqi government. This is probably because NATO doesn’t want to get dragged into a war with Iran by having hundreds of their staff killed by a drone or otherwise.
No one is “handing” over bases. If the US was straight up abandoning bases, we would be seeing videos of foreign soldiers playing on US airbase exercise machines like when we withdrew from Afghanistan.
Death count certainly isn’t 13.
Not sure if Reuters is part of an Iraqi militia https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/nato-withdraws-troops-iraq-mission-europe-iran-war-rages-2026-03-20/
I’m not claiming the Palestine Chronicle is untrustworthy. Basically this is the same general points as the last article but without the Iraqi militia quote.
From the Reuters article:
The second casualty of war is some steaks and lobsters
Military-industrial complex: “I just want to grill for God’s sake.”