BAGHDAD - Iraq announced on Sunday the full withdrawal of international coalition advisors from all military bases and command centers in Iraq's federal government-controlled areas.

The Higher Military Commission, tasked with ending the international coalition mission, said in a statement that the few remaining advisors have departed from Iraq's Ayn al-Asad Airbase and the Joint Operations Command headquarters, placing these strategic sites under the full control of the Iraqi security forces.

The first phase of the international coalition's military mission to combat the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq's federal territories has concluded, and Iraq has now transitioned to a bilateral security relationship with the United States, it said.

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This relationship will focus on activating the memoranda of understanding for military cooperation and developing the capabilities of Iraqi armed forces in the areas of equipment, armament, training, exercises, maneuvers, and joint operations to ensure continued readiness to combat the IS, read the statement.

The second phase of the international coalition's mission to combat the IS in Syria has begun, and coordination with the coalition will continue regarding the complete defeat of the IS in Syria, it noted.

On Saturday, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said the Iraqi army has taken full control of Ayn al-Asad Airbase, the country's second-largest military airbase, in the western province of Anbar following the withdrawal of US troops.

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The move follows a joint statement by Iraq and the United States in September 2024, which set a timetable to end the coalition's mission in Iraq. In 2014, IS militants captured Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, and seized vast territories in Iraq's west and north. The US-led coalition to combat the IS subsequently made its presence in Iraq.