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Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide arrives for a meeting of defense ministers convened by Defense Secretary Ash Carter to discuss accelerating the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, at U.S. European Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, May 4, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee

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Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide arrives for a meeting of defense ministers convened by Defense Secretary Ash Carter to discuss accelerating the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, at U.S. European Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, May 4, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee

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