{"id":31801,"date":"2018-12-27T06:59:19","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T06:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/?p=31801"},"modified":"2018-12-27T06:59:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T06:59:19","slug":"us-president-and-first-lady-visit-us-troops-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/world\/us-president-and-first-lady-visit-us-troops-in-iraq\/2018\/","title":{"rendered":"US President and First Lady visit US troops in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania have made an unannounced Christmas visit to US troops in Iraq.<\/p>\n

.The White House said they travelled there “late on Christmas night” to thank troops for “their service, their success and their sacrifice”.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump said the US has no plans to pull out of Iraq.<\/p>\n

The trip came days after Defence Secretary Jim Mattis resigned over divisions about strategy in the region.<\/p>\n

The US still has some five thousand troops in Iraq to support the government in its fight against what remains of the Islamic State, IS group.<\/p>\n

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.@FLOTUS<\/a> Melania and I were honored to visit our incredible troops at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.! pic.twitter.com\/rDlhITDvm1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n