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FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo, A U.S. Air Force plane, background, lands at Ain al-Asad air base, in Anbar, Iraq. The U.S.-led coalition pulled out from a base in the country's west as part of plans to drawdown on Thursday, March 19, 2020, Iraqi and coalition officials said, while training activities were suspended amid fears of a viral pandemic. (AP Photo/Qassim Abdul-Zahra, File)

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US-led coalition troops pull out of base in western Iraq
March 19, 2020 4:16 p.m.

US-led coalition troops pull out of base in western Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — Troops from the U.S.-led coalition pulled out from a base in western Iraq on Thursday as part of a planned drawdown, Iraqi and coalition officials said, while training activities by the coalition were suspended amid concerns about the coronavirus.