The secretary reportedly has been trying to mediate between Kurdish leaders and the central government in Baghdad, over a thorny territorial dispute over the oil-rich region of Kirkuk.

• 国防部长盖茨在离开伊拉克前的最后几个小时来到伊拉克的库尔德斯坦，与这个半自治地区的主席巴尔扎尼会面。