U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with U.S. troops, Iraqi leaders on Iraq visit
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Iraq on Wednesday, where he met with American troops and Iraqi leaders to reassure them about a U.S. military withdrawal from Syria and warn that Iran remains a regional security threat.
The visit, which U.S. officials declined to confirm until Pompeo left Iraq, came on the second day of a tour also taking in Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman. (Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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