Iraqi president meets US ambassador for talks

Iraqi President Barham Salih met with U.S. Ambassador Matthew Tueller in Baghdad for talks on Thursday.

The pair discussed bilateral relations and the need to continue to combat terrorism, a statement issued by the Salih's media office said.

Tueller affirmed his country's commitment to supporting Iraq's security and stability, the statement added.

The meeting comes days after a barrage of rockets struck outside an airport near where U.S. forces are based in northern Iraq, leaving a coalition contractor dead.

More than a dozen rockets hit late Monday in areas between the civilian international airport in the city of Irbil in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish-run region and the nearby base hosting U.S. troops.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pledged Washington's support for investigating the attack and holding accountable those who were responsible.