十多年前为打击圣战分子而部署在伊拉克的美国领导的联军于周三结束了其使命。这一举动受到了伊拉克领导人的赞扬,但也有人担心这会助长亲伊朗武装派别的气焰。
A US-led coalition deployed in Iraq more than a decade ago to fight jihadists concluded its mission on Wednesday, a move celebrated by the country’s leaders, but which some fear will embolden pro-Iran armed factions.
2014年,联军部队被部署到伊拉克和叙利亚,以打击“伊斯兰国”(IS)。当时该组织占领了大片领土,犯下了屠杀罪行,并强迫数千名妇女和儿童沦为奴隶。
Coalition troops deployed to Iraq and Syria in 2014 to fight Islamic State, which had seized large swathes of territory, committing massacres and forcing thousands of women and children into slavery.
该组织分别于2017年在伊拉克和2019年在叙利亚被击败,但联军部队留下来继续打击该组织的残余势力。
The group was defeated in Iraq in 2017 and in Syria in 2019, but coalition forces stayed on to battle the group’s remnants.
美国和伊拉克于2024年同意缩减联军的使命,其部队从全国各地的基地逐步撤出,仅将驻扎范围限制在北部的库尔德自治区。周三,美国宣布该使命正式结束。
The United States and Iraq agreed in 2024 to wind down the coalition’s mission, and its troops withdrew gradually from bases across the country, restricting their presence to the autonomous northern Kurdistan region. On Wednesday, the US announced the mission’s formal conclusion.
五角大楼在一份声明中表示:“今天,美国和我们的联军伙伴正式结束了在伊拉克的‘坚定决心’行动,这符合2024年9月美伊联合声明以及美国的国家利益。”
“Today, the United States and our Coalition partners formally concluded Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq, consistent with the September 2024 US-Iraq joint statement and US national interests,” the Pentagon said in a statement.
然而,美国国防部补充说,它将“继续为我们的伊拉克伙伴提供有针对性的训练和情报支持”。美国领导的联军并非独自击败了“伊斯兰国”。
The US Department of Defence, however, added that it would “continue to provide targeted training and intelligence support to our Iraqi partners”. The US-led coalition did not defeat IS alone.
库尔德“自由斗士”武装在粉碎“伊斯兰国”的过程中发挥了重要作用,强大的伊拉克派别(包括至今尚未解除武装的亲伊朗团体)也同样如此。
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters played an important role in crushing IS, as did powerful Iraqi factions, including pro-Iran groups that have yet to disarm.
对撤军表示欢迎的伊拉克政府认为,此举将使伊朗支持的派别失去其保留武器库的借口。
The Iraqi government, which celebrated the withdrawal, believes it will deprive Iran-backed factions of the excuse they have used to retain their arsenal.
但许多伊拉克人担心,撤军可能会进一步助长亲伊朗派别的气焰,并将该国更深地卷入中东战争。
But many Iraqis fear the pull-out might embolden the pro-Iran factions further and draw the country deeper into the Middle East war.
伊拉克总理阿里·扎伊迪对该使命的结束表示欢迎,称其为开启了新篇章。
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi hailed the end of the mission as the start of a new chapter.
扎伊迪在周三的仪式上表示:“一个新的阶段已经开启,其特征是伊拉克的国家主权、机构的强大、武装力量的就绪、决策的统一以及与各国朋友建立平衡的伙伴关系。”他还宣布将10月1日定为“主权日”进行庆祝。
“A new phase has begun, defined by Iraq’s sovereignty, the strength of its institutions, the readiness of its forces, unity of decision-making and balanced partnerships with its friends,” Zaidi said at a ceremony on Wednesday. He had also declared that October 1 would be celebrated as Sovereignty Day.
伊拉克行政、立法和司法部门的负责人在周一表示,这是一个“确认伊拉克迈向主权之路圆满完成,并巩固国家及其机构地位的全国性节日”。
It is “a national occasion that affirms the completion of Iraq’s path towards sovereignty and consolidates the presence of the state and its institutions”, the heads of Iraq’s executive, legislative and judicial branches said on Monday.
他们补充说,“必须按照政府设定的时间表,以加强国家主权的方式,解决国家权力之外的武器存在问题”。
They added that “the presence of weapons outside state authority must be addressed … in line with timelines set by the government, in a manner that strengthens state sovereignty”.
今年在美国的支持下上台的扎伊迪誓言要加强国家对武器的垄断,并确保武装派别将武器上交给国家。
Zaidi, who came to power this year with the US’ blessing, has vowed to reinforce the state’s monopoly on arms and ensure that armed factions hand over their weapons to the state.
他的政府最初将9月30日定为各派别解除武装的最后期限,但随着关于“规范”武器的谈判继续进行,政府后来取消了这一时间限制。这是一个引发了分歧的问题,预计需要更长的时间才能解决。
His government initially set September 30 as the deadline for factions to disarm, but later withdrew the time limit as talks continued to “regulate” weapons – an issue that has fuelled division and is expected to take much longer to resolve.
由于几个强大的组织拒绝解除武装,资深政界人士已经介入,目前正希望达成一项妥协协议。
With several powerful groups refusing to disarm, senior politicians have intervened and are now hoping to work out a compromise deal.
各派别提出的条件不仅包括外国军队撤离,还包括结束美国的政治和经济干预。
Factions have put forward conditions that include not only the withdrawal of foreign troops but also an end to American political and economic interference.
强大的真主党旅组织表示,撤出“占领军……是实现完全主权的一个开端”。但该组织也威胁了扎伊迪政府。
The powerful Kataeb Hezbollah group said the withdrawal of “the occupation forces … is a start towards achieving full sovereignty”. But the group also threatened Zaidi’s government.
该组织称:“一个不为人民利益服务的政府,将通过一切可能的手段被推翻。”
“A government that doesn’t work for the good of its people will be brought down by all possible means,” it said.
亲伊朗团体长期以来一直要求美军撤离,并开始用无人机和导弹袭击美军,这引发了美国的报复性打击,多年来已导致多名派别指挥官丧生。
Pro-Iran groups have long demanded the withdrawal of US troops and have begun targeting them with drones and missiles, triggering US retaliatory strikes that killed several faction commanders over the years.
在美以两国对伊朗发动袭击并引发中东战争后,德黑兰及其盟友派系加剧了在伊拉克的袭击行动,目标直指库尔德地区以美国为首的驻军。法新社报道
During the Middle East war that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Tehran and allied factions intensified their attacks in Iraq, targeting US-led troops in the Kurdistan region. By Agence France-Presse