BAGHDAD, IRAQ - JULY 23: U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter (R) stands with Col. Otto Liller, commander,1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), (2nd R) as he is greeted by Iraqi Major General Falah al Mohamedawi (L) to observe Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service forces participating in a training exercise at the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service Academy on the Baghdad Airport Complex July 23, 2015 in Baghdad, Iraq. Carter is on a week long tour of the Middle East focused on reassuring allies about Iran and assessing progress in the coalition air campaign against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. (Photo by Carolyn Kaster-Pool/Getty Images)
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