U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have made a surprise Christmas visit to American troops in Iraq.<br />For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…<br />Aram… so this is Trump's first trip to a conflict zone as the leader of the free world...<br /><br />That's right Mark… Trump had drawn fire from some in the U.S. military for not having visited American service men in war zones during his presidency. <br />He had made promises to do so before and it has taken him quite a while to make good on that promise.<br />Air Force One flew overnight from Washington, landing at an airbase west of Baghdad on Wednesday. <br />The president was on the ground for about three hours, greeting soldiers and taking selfies with them. <br />The trip comes about a week after he made the controversial decision to pull American troops out of neighboring Syria. <br />During his visit, President Trump defended that decision, again making the disputed claim that the Islamic State group was defeated. <br />However, the president said he has no plans to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq.<br />There are some 5,000 American servicemen and women who are supporting and training Iraqi forces in their fight against what remains of the Islamic State group. <br />
