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Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, spoke in Baghdad with reporters who are traveling with U.S. Central Command commander Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, May 20, 2016. Votel is meeting this week with coalition troops and local counter-ISIL partners in the Middle East. DoD photo by Cheryl Pellerin

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Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, spoke in Baghdad with reporters who are traveling with U.S. Central Command commander Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, May 20, 2016. Votel is meeting this week with coalition troops and local counter-ISIL partners in the Middle East. DoD photo by Cheryl Pellerin

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