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US defence secretary visits Middle East
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visiting teh Middle East region
This US Department of Defense handout shows US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (L) meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (R) in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 18, 2016. AFP PHOTO / US Department of Defense / Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz (Released) Carter is also visiting the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to help accelerate the lasting defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and participate in the U.S. Gulf Cooperation Council defense meeting. (AFP/Getty Images)
This US Department of Defense handout shows US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (2nd-R) meets with Iraqi Minister of Defense Khaled al-Obaidi (2nd-L) in Baghdad, Iraq on April 18, 2016. AFP PHOTO / HO / US Department of Defense / Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz (Released) Carter is also visiting the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to help accelerate the lasting defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and participate in the U.S. Gulf Cooperation Council defense meeting. / (AFP/Getty Images)
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter meets with United Arab Emirates Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates April 19, 2016 to discuss matters of mutual importance. Carter is also visiting the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to help accelerate the lasting defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and participate in the U.S. Gulf Cooperation Council defense meeting. (AFP/Getty Images)
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter meets with United Arab Emirates Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates April 19, 2016 to discuss matters of mutual importance. Carter is also visiting the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to help accelerate the lasting defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and participate in the U.S. Gulf Cooperation Council defense meeting. (AFP/Getty Images)
This US Department of Defense handout shows US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter walking with Iraqi Minister of Defense Khaled al-Obaidi (C) as he departs the Ministry of Defense in Baghdad, Iraq on April 18, 2016. AFP PHOTO / HO / US Department of Defense / Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz (Released) Carter is also visiting the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to help accelerate the lasting defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and participate in the U.S. Gulf Cooperation Council defense meeting. (AFP/Getty Images)
This US Department of Defense handout shows US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (C) departing Baghdad International Airport on April 18, 2016. (AFP/Getty Images)
This US Department of Defense handout shows US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaking with reporters April 18, 2016 at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. AFP PHOTO / HO / US Department of Defense / Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz (Released) Carter is also visiting the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to help accelerate the lasting defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and participate in the U.S. Gulf Cooperation Council defense meeting. (AFP/Getty Images)
