they have had more conversations than usual and basani has come to visit abadi in bag dan-- baghdad, something he hasn't done much in the past. and president abadi has visited president bazani as well. so i'm confident the coordination and political level good wil and cooperation will provide us with a good pathway forward following the mosul campaign. >> now sir, you work in the green zone which is normally a secure and safe area. but it was prepared earlier this year. i know late last month there was a security warning issued for americans specifically mentioning potential kidnappings of people working for ngo's. what are your safety concerns for americans in iraq currently? >> alison, it is still a moderately dangerous place in iraq. there are parts of the country that are pretty safe. but there are still many members of daesh who are able to escape the areas where they have been isolated by the iraqi military and conduct some attacks. if you look at the progress that the iraqi army and the iraqi police have made over the past six months, you will see particularly for the large ci