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Obama, Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi to Meet at UN, Discuss Counter-Daesh Campaign

© AP PhotoPeople walk on the rubble of the destroyed Mosque of The Prophet Younis, or Jonah, in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq (File)
People walk on the rubble of the destroyed Mosque of The Prophet Younis, or Jonah, in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq (File) - Sputnik International
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US President Barack Obama will have a bilateral meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi at the UN General Assembly on Monday to discuss the campaign against Daesh (the Islamic State), the White House announced.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes said on Friday that the leaders will focus on the operation to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul, which is considered to be Daesh' major stronghold in the war-torn country.

"The two leaders will have a chance to check in on the counter is campaign… and preparations ahead of the operation to liberate Mosul," Rhodes said.

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