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Chuck Hagel
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Members of the Iraqi anti-terrorism forces wave the national flag in celebration after securing a checkpoint from Sunni militants in the village of Badriyah, 10 miles west of Mosul on August 19, 2014. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
Baghdad preparing to liberate Mosul from ISIS: sources
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Baghdad has transferred its first shipment of arms to the forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh, in preparation for a military offensive to liberate the city of Mosul, the Nineveh...Caption:
A Blackhawk helicopter flies support for US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel over Kuwait City on December 8, 2014.
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Hagel in Iraq as US sees momentum against ISIS
Baghdad, Reuters—US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday as the United States expands its presence and touts progress against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants four months after starting a campaign of air strikes in Iraq. Hagel is...Caption:
Pentagon official Ashton Carter testifies before a Congressional committee in Washington, on February 12, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Obama expected to nominate Ashton Carter to lead Pentagon: CNN
Washington, DC, Reuters—US President Barack Obama is expected to nominate former Pentagon official Ashton Carter as US defense secretary, CNN reported on Tuesday. Carter, a former deputy secretary at the Department of Defense, had been considered a leading candidate...Caption:
A Syrian refugee waves a revolutionary flag during a protest against any concessions his country’s opposition may make to the Syrian government at the Geneva peace talks at Zaatari camp in Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)