Trump: 'we can use Iraq as base for Syria operations'

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to withdraw US troops from Syria during an unannounced visit to Iraq, and said that the US would remain in Iraq, adding, "In fact, we could use this as the base if we wanted to do something in Syria."

Reuters reported last week that the Pentagon was considering using special operations teams to target Islamic State militants in Syria, based out of Iraq.