The U.S. is reducing the number of troops in Iraq from 2,500 to under 2,000, while leaving Al-Asad Air Base in Western Iraq. By Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol Published Oct 1, 2025 3:53 PM EDT The U.S ...

Assad's base was one of the few places the US remained, until Iran targeted the base with ballistic missiles in 2020 in ...

A “small force” of American troops will remain in Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Air Base in order to fight ISIS, Iraq’s prime minister announced today. The decision reverses plans for a full withdrawal of U.S.

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister said Monday that a small contingent of U.S. military advisers will remain in the country for now to coordinate with U.S. forces in Syria combating the Islamic State ...

The US-led international coalition to fight ISIS will stay at Iraq's Ain Al Asad Airbase to support operations against the extremist group in neighbouring Syria, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani ...