The top US diplomat flew to Baghdad from Ankara BAGHDAD: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Iraq’s prime minister on Friday in an unannounced visit as he seeks to coordinate a regional approach to Syria following the overthrow of Bashar Assad. The top US diplomat flew to Baghdad from the Turkish capital Ankara and headed into talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, an AFP journalist traveling with Blinken said.