U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks to troops stationed at Baghdad International Airport, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. Hagel, who flew to Baghdad to get a first-hand report on progress against the Islamic State militants, held a series of meetings with top Iraqi government officials and conferred with American military commanders. Al-Abadi told Hagel on Tuesday that his army is taking the offensive against the Islamic State group but needs more air power and heavy weaponry to prevail. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)
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