President Trump and the first lady appeared in Iraq on Wednesday for a surprise visit with troops and senior military leadership at Al Asad Air Base, where he said he has "no plans at all" to remove any of the 5,000 U.S. troops from the country. Trump's visit -- his first as president to a combat zone -- comes on the heels of his announcement about pulling troops out of Syria and the rumored removal of thousands of troops in Afghanistan. The president spent around three hours on the ground with First Lady Melania Trump vesting U.S. The U.S. first deployed troops to Syria in 2015 during the Obama administration as part of a partnership with Kurdish-led forces against ISIS. TRUMP LAMENTS MEDIA FOCUS ON PULLOUTS FROM 'NEVER ENDING WARS' IN SYRIA, AFGHANISTANLast month, Trump hinted he would soon visit troops deployed in a war zone.

Source: Fox News December 26, 2018 19:25 UTC