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Posted on March 6, 2026
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Germany Reduces Middle East Troop Presence Citing Security Situation
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German Military Adjustments in the Middle East
Withdrawal of Bundeswehr Troops
BERLIN, March 6 (Reuters) – Germany has pulled additional Bundeswehr troops out of the Middle East, a military spokesman told Reuters on Friday, the seventh day of a U.S.–Israeli war on Iran that has convulsed the region.
UNIFIL Mission in Lebanon
Soldiers deployed with the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon are being withdrawn due to the security situation, the spokesperson said after the Bundeswehr already sharply reduced its presence in Erbil in northern Iraq.
Troop Movements in Bahrain and Kuwait
The RND newspaper network, which first reported the news, said that German troops stationed in Bahrain had already returned home, and preparations for withdrawals from Kuwait were underway. The spokesperson declined to comment on this.
Relocation of Embassy Staff and Soldiers
Baghdad Embassy Staff to Jordan
The RND report also said that soldiers and staff from the German embassy in Baghdad were being relocated to Jordan. The foreign ministry did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters on the move.
Current Deployment Numbers
Roughly 500 German soldiers are deployed across the region, mainly in Iraq and Jordan. Officials have recently moved personnel out of camps and reduced some contingents amid heightened security risks.
(Reporting by Markus Wacket, Writing by Friederike HeineEditing by Ludwig Burger)
