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Pence makes surprise visit to troops in Iraq but snubs leaders

No schedule has been announced for Vice President Mike Pence's visit, and the US embassy in Baghdad told AFP it had no details to share on the trip. – AFP pic, November 23, 2019.

US Vice-President Mike Pence flew to Iraq today to meet American troops stationed in the country’s western desert, a security source told AFP, but will not meet the country’s leaders. Pence’s unannounced landing at Ain al-Asad base – his first visit to Iraq as vice president – came nearly a year after President Donald Trump made his own surprise trip to the sprawling complex.

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