CIA director Mike Pompeo arrives in Turkey

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(Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP)CIA director Mike Pompeo arrived in Turkey on Thursday to discuss the fight against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq with Turkish authorities, according to a media report. In this Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 file photo, CIA Director-designate Rep. Michael Pompeo, R-Kan. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. It came as Turkey?s state-run Anadolu news agency reported Thursday that police arrested four suspected Islamic State militants near the border with Syria for plotting a ?sensational? attack. He is scheduled to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the head of Turkish intelligence, discussing issues including a possible mission to recapture the extremist group?s stronghold of Raqqa, according to the AP. The report follows a phone call between President Trump and Erdogan on Tuesday.