FILE - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence greets attendees at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, Nov. 21, 2019.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence landed in Iraq on Saturday to visit U.S. troops and was set to meet Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, a source in the premier's office said.
Pence visited Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq where U.S. troops are stationed. The Iraqi government source gave no further details.