Sec. of State Kerry visits Iraq and the Middle East
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reads on a flight en route to Iraq, Sept. 10, 2014.
Saudi Arabia
US Secretary of State John Kerry, center, arrives at King Abdulaziz International Airport on September 11, 2014 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at building a coalition with Arab states and Turkey against Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists.
Saudi Arabia
Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, right, Foreign Minister of Oman, and US Secratery of State John Kerry talk before the start of a Gulf Cooperation Council and Regional Partners meeting at King Abdulaziz International Airports Royal Terminal on September 11, 2014 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kerry pressed key Arab states to support an expanded American military campaign against Islamic State jihadists including US air strikes in Syria.
Saudi Arabia
Prince Saud al-Faisal, foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, waits for a Gulf Cooperation Council and Regional Partners meeting attended by US Secratery of State John Kerry at King Abdulaziz International Airports Royal Terminal on September 11, 2014 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kerry pressed key Arab states to support an expanded American military campaign against Islamic State jihadists including US air strikes in Syria.
Kerry in Iraq
A U.S. State Department helicopter flies over Baghdad on September 10, 2014.
Kerry in Iraq
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks out over Baghdad from a helicopter, Sept. 10, 2014.
Kerry flew into Iraq today for talks with its new leaders on their role in a long-awaited new strategy against Islamic State jihadists to be unveiled by President Barack Obama.
Kerry in Iraq
President of Iraq, Fuad Masum, facing left, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, greet delegates before a meeting in Baghdad, Sept. 10, 2014.
Kerry in Iraq
Foreign Minister of Iraq Ibrahim al-Jaafari waits for a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Baghdad, Sept. 10, 2014.
Kerry in Iraq
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister of Iraq Ibrahim al-Jaafari wait for a meeting.
Kerry in Iraq
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Foreign Minister of Iraq Ibrahim al-Jaafari, right, wait for a meeting on September 10, 2014 in Baghdad.
Kerry in Iraq
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is greeted by members of parliament and other leaders before before a meeting with the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Salim al-Jabouri in Baghdad, Sept. 10, 2014.
Kerry in Iraq
Iraqis look at burnt-out vehicles at the site of a car bomb explosion in the New Baghdad district, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens on September 10, 2014, as US Secretary of State visited the Iraqi capital for talks on combating jihadists.
A suicide car bombing followed by a car bomb struck near a police checkpoint in a crowded area of eastern Baghdad, officials said.
Kerry in Iraq
Iraqis look a crane removing a burnt-out car at the site of a car bomb explosion in the New Baghdad district, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens, September 10, 2014.
Jordan
US Secretary of State John Kerry leaves a cargo plane at Queen Alia Airport in Amman, Jordan, Sept. 10, 2014 as he arrives in Jordan from Iraq where he met with new members of the Iraqi government.