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Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Gen. Taleb Shegati al-Kenani, commander of Iraq's counterterrorism forces, center, look over a map at the Combined Joint Operations Center in Baghdad, July 23, 2015. Carter is on a weeklong trip to the Middle East. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen

Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Gen. Taleb Shegati al-Kenani, commander of Iraq's counterterrorism forces, center, look over a map at the Combined Joint Operations Center in Baghdad, July 23, 2015. Carter is on a weeklong trip to the Middle East. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen

Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Gen. Taleb Shegati al-Kenani, commander of Iraq's counterterrorism forces, center, look over a map at the Combined Joint Operations Center in Baghdad, July 23, 2015. Carter is on a weeklong trip to the Middle East. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen

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