CIA Director Michael Pompeo (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
ANKARA, Turkey (Hurriyet Daily News)””The new director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Mike Pompeo, arrived in Ankara on February 9, following a phone call between President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan and U.S. President Donald Trump as part of a bid to launch a fresh beginning in bilateral ties.
Pompeo, who was paying his very first visit abroad in his new position to Turkey, began his Middle East tour from Ankara, during which he is expected to speak on an operation on the Syrian city of Raqqa, which is held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and broader Syria strategy.
“Within the next six months, I think we’ll see both [the Mosul and Raqqa campaigns] conclude,”
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