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Austin Visits Iraq

  • Defense.gov
  • March 7, 2023 | 6:20

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks to traveling press in Baghdad following a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, March 7, 2023. The secretary’s unannounced visit to Iraq also included a stop in Irbil to meet with the leaders of the Kurdistan Region.