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| US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has arrived in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on the second stage of a major foreign tour. | US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has arrived in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on the second stage of a major foreign tour. |
| Mr Obama, who is visiting as part of a Congressional delegation, will meet senior Iraqi officials, military leaders and US embassy officials. | Mr Obama, who is visiting as part of a Congressional delegation, will meet senior Iraqi officials, military leaders and US embassy officials. |
| They will also meet service personnel and civilian staff working in Iraq. | They will also meet service personnel and civilian staff working in Iraq. |
| On Sunday, Mr Obama said during a visit to Afghanistan that it had to be the central focus of the "war on terror". | On Sunday, Mr Obama said during a visit to Afghanistan that it had to be the central focus of the "war on terror". |
| He told the US television channel, CBS, that the situation in Afghanistan, where Nato-led troops face a growing insurgency by the Taleban, was "precarious and urgent". | |
| Mr Obama was visiting the Afghan capital, Kabul, where he held talks with President Hamid Karzai. | |
| The Illinois senator is visiting a series of countries over the next week in an attempt to bolster his foreign policy credentials ahead of the US presidential election in November. |