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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Shawkat Zebari, chief of staff of the Iraqi Army, in Baghdad, Nov. 15, 2014. Dempsey discussed the progress and achievements of Iraqi Security Forces and the U.S.-led coalition in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

IRAQ MEETING

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Shawkat Zebari, chief of staff of the Iraqi Army, in Baghdad, Nov. 15, 2014. Dempsey discussed the progress and achievements of Iraqi Security Forces and the U.S.-led coalition in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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