Pentagon Chief Meets Kurds Fighting Islamic State on Erbil Visit
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U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter made an unannounced stop in the Kurdish regional capital of Erbil, Iraq, Friday on the final leg of his week-long Middle East tour.
The Kurds have emerged as a critical ally in the effort to defeat Islamic State fighters, who declared a self-styled caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria.