A spokesman for the Defense Ministry said that Germany’s military has temporarily redeployed some of its troops from Erbil, in northern Iraq, due to escalating tensions across the Middle East, according to AFP.
As part of a temporary redeployment, the ministry has relocated dozens of soldiers from their base in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region.
“Only the personnel necessary to maintain the operational capability of the camp in Erbil remain on site,” the spokesman said.
While he did not exactly specify the source of the tensions, the precautionary redeployment comes as at a crucial time as US President Donald Trump orders a major build‑up of American warships, aircraft, as well as weaponry in the region, amid mounting threats of action against Iran.
Germany deploys troops in Erbil as part of an international mission to train local Iraqi troops.
The spokesman also noted that the temporary redeployment of troops from Erbil was “closely coordinated with our multinational partners.”
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