<span style="color: #222222;">US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Wednesday arrived in Baghdad on a surprise visit to meet Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Local media said Pompeo also met other Iraqi officials, including the speaker of parliament Muhammad Al Halbusi. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The US Secretary of State's visit to Baghdad is part of his West Asia tour. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr. Pompeo plans to reassure allies about America's commitment to the region despite US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Pompeo's visit comes less than two weeks after Trump drew criticism for failing to meet a single Iraqi official during a surprise Christmas visit to US troops. </span><br />''