Explained: Key facts about US’s al-Asad air base in Iraq, attacked by Iran | Explained News,The Indian Express

Explained: Key facts about US’s al-Asad air base in Iraq, attacked by Iran | Explained News,The Indian Express

Explained: Key facts about US’s al-Asad air base in Iraq, attacked by Iran

By: Reuters | Updated: January 8, 2020 at 11:45 am

Over the Christmas holidays in 2018, US President Donald Trump had stopped at the al-Asad air base and made remarks to troops during a surprise visit to Iraq, his first journey to a conflict zone since taking office in January 2017