Iraq’s Defense Ministry said the final contingent of U.S. advisers has left al-Asad Air Base in Anbar province in western Iraq, which hosted U.S. troops for more than two decades.
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BAGHDAD, Jan 17 (Reuters) - U.S. forces have withdrawn from Iraq's Ain al-Asad Airbase, which housed U.S.-led forces in Western Iraq, and the Iraqi army has assumed full control, the Iraqi defence ministry said on Saturday.
U.S. troops completeed its withdrawal from Al Asad Airbase in Iraq as military officials cited success against ISIS' threat and Iraqi forces' growing capability.
Iraq’s Defense Ministry said the final contingent of U.S. advisers has left al-Asad Air Base in Anbar province in western Iraq, which hosted U.S. troops for more than two decades.
