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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Army Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, meet with top Iraqi military officials at the Ministry of Defense in Baghdad, Nov. 9, 2016. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen

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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Army Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, meet with top Iraqi military officials at the Ministry of Defense in Baghdad, Nov. 9, 2016. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen

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