![(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 26, 2018, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet members of the US military during an unannounced trip to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. The US military has cut troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each, their lowest levels in the nearly two decades since the wars began, the Pentagon announced on January 15, 2021. / AFP / SAUL LOEB](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YKA5X6IAT6DIZI565YTWOGA2DU.jpg?smart=true&auth=6ed4d5d1cf2b46fb483b1ac1bd25414a4441b1205004b9ffc905faa0f107f1ec&width=400&height=225)
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet members of the US military during an unannounced trip to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. AFP
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet members of the US military during an unannounced trip to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. AFP
US reduction of troops in Iraq is complete, says Pentagon
There are now 2,500 US service members in Iraq, meeting a goal set by the Trump administration