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forces during the war in Afghanistan, while others are relatives of U.S.

citizens.

Iraqi officials say U.S.

forces have completely withdrawn from an air base in the western part of that country.

The action is part of a 2024 agreement between Washington and Baghdad to wind down a U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State in Iraq.

A small unit of U.S.

military advisers and support personnel, though, are remaining because of the situation in Syria.

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NASA has rolled out the spaceship it plans to use to send Americans around the moon.

The ship's journey from Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B was broadcast live on Saturday, and Pierre's Elena Weiss has more.

The U.S.

launched another round of strikes in Syria on Friday.

In a social media post Saturday, the U.S.

Central Command says the strikes were in response to an ambush last month that killed two U.S.

soldiers and a civilian.

They say the strikes killed Bilal Hassan al-Jassim.

They say he was a terrorist leader who was directly tied to that December attack.

Iran's Supreme Leader Saturday called President Trump a criminal for his support of protesters in Iran.

The protests began in December and thousands of people were killed, while many others were arrested.

In a speech, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed demonstrators for the deaths, and he said that Trump encouraged seditious people to hurt the country.