IN FULL: Trump announces final American troops leaving Iraq in a ‘victory for the US’

US President Donald Trump has announced that the last American troops are leaving Iraq, marking an end to more than two decades of a US presence in the country. “Today I’m pleased to announce that the last American forces are leaving Iraq,” Mr Trump said. “It’s been a long time with very bad decision-making that got us involved in this quagmire. “This is a great day for America.”