Media: The redeployment of US troops in the Middle East is not an evacuation

Sputnik News, Moscow, February 22 - According to the "New York Times", hundreds of US troops stationed at military bases in Qatar and Bahrain have been redeployed to carry out other missions and operations, rather than an evacuation.

The report pointed out that the initial article reported the withdrawal of US troops from the bases in Qatar and Bahrain, but later the US authorities refuted this information.

The New York Times corrected its statement: "US officials said that hundreds of soldiers were redeployed from the Al Udeid base in Qatar and multiple US military bases in Bahrain (the home of the US Fifth Fleet) to other regions to carry out other missions and operations."

Previously, President Donald Trump stated that a "large fleet" was approaching Iran, and he hoped that the Iranian authorities would agree to sit down for talks and reach a "fair and reasonable" agreement so that Iran would completely abandon its nuclear weapons. At the same time, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized on February 8 that Tehran would stick to its right to enrich uranium, even if it leads to war.

According to Northern News Agency, citing sources, the US-led international coalition has begun to withdraw from the Qasr al-Khaleej military base in the northeastern province of Hassakeh in Syria.

Previously, the Wall Street Journal cited sources saying that under the framework of ending military operations in the country, the US is withdrawing about a thousand troops from Syria. The Pentagon stated that it is currently unable to confirm reports of a complete withdrawal of forces from Syria.

Sources said: "The international coalition has begun to withdraw from the Qasr al-Khaleej base located in the north of Hasaka."

Sources indicated that the process of transferring equipment within the base began a few days ago, and the entire process is expected to take about a month.

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