Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper visits Iraq - in pictures


  • Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, centre left, and Iraq's Minister of Interior Abdul Amir Al Shimmari, centre right, outside the ministry in Baghdad. All photos: AFP
    Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, centre left, and Iraq's Minister of Interior Abdul Amir Al Shimmari, centre right, outside the ministry in Baghdad. All photos: AFP
  • Ms Cooper and Mr Al Shimmari after signing a joint statement on border security following a meeting at the Interior Ministry in Baghdad
    Ms Cooper and Mr Al Shimmari after signing a joint statement on border security following a meeting at the Interior Ministry in Baghdad
  • Ms Cooper and Mr Al Shimmari visit the Iraq National Police College in Baghdad
    Ms Cooper and Mr Al Shimmari visit the Iraq National Police College in Baghdad
  • Ms Cooper speaks with Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in Baghdad
    Ms Cooper speaks with Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in Baghdad
  • Ms Cooper and Britain's Ambassador to Iraq Stephen Hitchen meet members of the public as they visit the book market in Baghdad's Al Mutanabbi Street
    Ms Cooper and Britain's Ambassador to Iraq Stephen Hitchen meet members of the public as they visit the book market in Baghdad's Al Mutanabbi Street
  • Ms Cooper meets President of Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani in Erbil
    Ms Cooper meets President of Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani in Erbil
  • Ms Cooper eats at a food stall in Al Mutanabbi Street, Baghdad
    Ms Cooper eats at a food stall in Al Mutanabbi Street, Baghdad
  • Iraqi police cadets rehearse for their passing out ceremony during Ms Cooper's visit to the college in Baghdad
    Iraqi police cadets rehearse for their passing out ceremony during Ms Cooper's visit to the college in Baghdad
  • Ms Cooper at the Shabander Cafe in Al Mutanabbi Street
    Ms Cooper at the Shabander Cafe in Al Mutanabbi Street
  • UK Border Security Commander Martin Hewitt attends a meeting with Iraq's Lieut Gen Mohammed Abul Wahab in Baghdad
    UK Border Security Commander Martin Hewitt attends a meeting with Iraq's Lieut Gen Mohammed Abul Wahab in Baghdad
  • Ms Cooper speaks with Iraq's Chief Justice Faiq Zidan at the Supreme Court in Baghdad
    Ms Cooper speaks with Iraq's Chief Justice Faiq Zidan at the Supreme Court in Baghdad
  • Ms Cooper attends an evening reception hosted by the UK Embassy at the Abbasid Palace, in Baghdad
    Ms Cooper attends an evening reception hosted by the UK Embassy at the Abbasid Palace, in Baghdad
  • Ms Cooper speaks at the Iraq National Police College
    Ms Cooper speaks at the Iraq National Police College