US troops pull out of major Iraq airbase amid ongoing regional consolidation effort, progress against ISIS

U.S. troops have pulled out of Ain al-Asad Airbase in Iraq, Fox News has learned. 

The withdrawal from the base, which is part of an ongoing effort to consolidate troops in the region that was announced last fall, was completed by Friday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) sources told Fox News. 

"We're able to consolidate because of the significant progress made there — ISIS in Iraq doesn't pose a threat beyond Iraq's capacity to handle on their own," a U.S. official told Fox News. The...