US-led coalition expresses support for increased Peshmerga-Iraqi Army cooperation

“We remain committed to #AdviseAssistEnable them as they continue to lead the anti-ISIS fight & promote security & stability in Iraq.”
A senior delegation from the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Peshmerga was in Baghdad on Thursday, June 23, 2022 (Photo: Iraq Security Media Cell)
A senior delegation from the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Peshmerga was in Baghdad on Thursday, June 23, 2022 (Photo: Iraq Security Media Cell)

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The US-led coalition reiterated its support for increased security cooperation between the Kurdistan Region’s Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi Army after a Peshmerga delegation visited Baghdad for talks on Thursday. 

“We remain committed to #AdviseAssistEnable them as they continue to lead the anti-ISIS fight & promote security & stability in Iraq,” tweeted the account of the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), the official name for the coalition.

A senior delegation from the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Peshmerga was in Baghdad earlier on Thursday to discuss security cooperation and the formation of two joint Peshmerga-Iraqi Army brigades with top Iraqi military officials.

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The coalition’s account also tweeted that Major General John W. Brennan, Commanding General of CJTF-OIR, and several military advisors participated in that meeting “to discuss collaboration, joint efforts and partnership.”

“Together, we’re committed to the lasting defeat of ISIS,” the account added.

In a Facebook post, the coalition also said that “this is a further step toward strengthening long-term coordination and collaboration across Iraqi security and military institutions to jointly develop strong and integrated defense capabilities that Iraq needs to keep its citizens safe, secure and prosperous.”

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Earlier this week, a top Iraqi security delegation arrived in the Kurdistan Region’s capital Erbil to discuss improving Iraqi-Kurdish security cooperation, and officials from the Ministry of Peshmerga had meetings with officials from the Iraqi Army’s Nineveh Operations Command.

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