Obama makes first visit to Iraq

President Barack Obama is applauded as he greets military personnel at Camp Victory in Baghdad.

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President Barack Obama speaks to U.S. troops in the elaborate former Baghdad palace now known as Camp Victory in Baghdad. Obama landed in Baghdad a day after some of the year’s worst violence this year in the Iraqi capital.

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President Barack Obama hugs military personnel at Camp Victory in Baghdad. Troops crowded around and snapped photos of the president.

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President Barack Obama meets with Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq.

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President Barack Obama’s motorcade drives from Baghdad International Airport to Camp Victory in Baghdad.   (Charles Dharapak / Associated Press)

President Barack Obama is greeted by Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, as he arrives in Baghdad.

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President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One at Baghdad International Airport on his surprise visit to Iraq.

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Iraqis gather in a cafe in Najaf, south of Baghdad, to watch news coverage of President Barack Obama’s visit to Iraq.

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U.S. Army soldiers secure the Kazimiyah neighborhood of Baghdad where a car bomb attack took place the day before President Obama’s visit.

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An Iraqi policeman stands guard during a funeral procession for Haidar Tareq Sami, 25, killed Monday along with his wife and infant son in a car bomb attack in Baghdad. They were among 37 victims of bombings across the city.

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