US-led forces leave northern Iraqi base

By Samya Kullab
Updated March 29 2020 - 11:18pm, first published 11:14pm
US-led forces have left an air base in northern Iraq as part of the US consolidating its troops.
US-led forces have left an air base in northern Iraq as part of the US consolidating its troops.

The US-led coalition has withdrawn from a military base in northern Iraq that nearly launched Washington into an open war with neighbouring Iran.