US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter flew to Baghdad Wednesday for talks on progress in the war against the "Islamic State" (ISIS) terrorist group, an official said, according to AFP.
Carter, who on Tuesday visited a Turkish base that has become a key hub for air raids against the jihadists, arrived in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday morning. He was due to leave Iraq the same day after meeting Iraqi leaders and partners in the US-led anti-ISIS coalition, an official said on condition of anonymity.