Iran Press/ Middle East: Qusai al-Anbari said that the US forces have not withdrawn from military bases in Al-Anbar but are increasing their deployment with the 101st Airborne Division.
He noted that the US goal of spreading the news of the coronavirus outbreak in Iraq is to provide conditions for the ISIS terrorist group to re-enter the country.
The Western media reported on Thursday that the US and Britain were withdrawing some of its troops from a global training mission in Iraq because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The new respiratory virus, known officially as COVID-19, has spread to every continent except Antarctica as well as every single European country.
There are at least 244,517 diagnosed cases globally and at least 10,030 deaths, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Over 86,000 people with diagnosed cases have recovered.
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