Baghdad / Iraq News Network reached US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, the Sabbath, to thecapital Bgdad.oukal Abadi office in a brief statement today: " The US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter arrived this morning, to the capital , Baghdad, on an official visit . " He added, " the Carter will meet with Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi and a number of political figures to discuss thebattle of Mosul , " and the participation of Turkish troops in the edit.