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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.