Pentagon chief makes unannounced trip to Iraq as 20-year anniversary of invasion nears

Baghdad (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Tuesday, in a visit that an official said was aimed at showing that Washington was committed to keeping its military presence there nearly 20 years after the U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein. Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2023/03/07/pentagon-chief-makes-unannounced-trip-to-iraq-as-20-year-anniversary-of-invasion-nears

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