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US Pentagon chief arrives in Bahdahd on unannounced visit
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BAGHDAD, July 11 (KUNA) -- US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter arrived in Baghdad Monday on an unannounced visit.
Carter is expected to hold talks with Iraqi leaders topped by Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi on beefing up Iraqi forces to counter and defeat the so-called Islamic State (IS), Iraqi government sources told KUNA.
Carter''s visit comes followig the Iraqi Army''s achievments in liberating Falluja and the newly-retaken air base in Qayyara as Iraqi security forces move forward in the long-awaited battle to re-capture Mosul from Islamic State militants.
Earlier, Carter said the U.S. is considering a number of options, including more airstrikes, cyberattacks and mobilizing more troops on the ground. (end) ahh.ha
Carter is expected to hold talks with Iraqi leaders topped by Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi on beefing up Iraqi forces to counter and defeat the so-called Islamic State (IS), Iraqi government sources told KUNA.
Carter''s visit comes followig the Iraqi Army''s achievments in liberating Falluja and the newly-retaken air base in Qayyara as Iraqi security forces move forward in the long-awaited battle to re-capture Mosul from Islamic State militants.
Earlier, Carter said the U.S. is considering a number of options, including more airstrikes, cyberattacks and mobilizing more troops on the ground. (end) ahh.ha
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