
Top Pentagon official in Iraq to discuss U.S. troop presence
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- Category: World News
- Published Tuesday, February 12, 2019
- CTV News

BAGHDAD -- The top Pentagon official arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday to consult with American military commanders and Iraqi government leaders on the future U.S. troop presence in Iraq.
Pat Shanahan, the acting secretary defence, said before his unannounced trip that he wanted to hear first-hand about the state of Iraq's fight against remnants of the Islamic State group.