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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and the Libyan prime minister stand at a Pentagon entrance, flanked by honor guard members.

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Defense Secretary James N. Mattis hosts an enhanced honor cordon for Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj at the Pentagon, Nov. 30, 2017. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

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