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Iraqi Prime Minister Thanked Trump for 'Decisive' Support in Fight Against ISIS
By Kelly Cohen
Washington Examiner
Posted 2018-04-09 14:17 GMT
Iraqi's prime minister thanked President Trump for the "decisive support" of the United States in the fight against the Islamic State, according to the White House.
A statement from the White House Office of the Press Secretary said that Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi called Trump on Sunday, and the two also discussed "accelerating the campaign to defeat remnants of ISIS and the need to work together to counter other threats in the region."
Trump told supporters in Iowa late last month that the U.S. would be "coming out of Syria very soon."
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