Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi visited a northern village at the moment that was lately attacked by the Islamic State (IS).
Kadhimi went to the village of Liheban within the Makhmour district to meet local residents, his workplace tweeted.
The Islamic State (IS) attacked peshmerga forces and civilians on Dec. 3 in Makhmour, killing a number of. Makhmour, positioned about an hour south of Erbil, is claimed by each the federal authorities and the Kurdistan Regional Authorities (KRG). Each Iraqi federal safety forces and the KRG’s peshmerga forces have a presence within the space, and the inhabitants consists of Arab and Kurdish communities.
Iraqi forces, backed by a US-led coalition, defeated IS in 2017. However IS continues to hold out assaults, particularly in disputed territories like Makhmour. IS additionally attacked the peshmerga in northeast Diyala province three days in a row from Nov. 27-29.
The KRG has lengthy referred to as for larger coordination with federal forces to fight IS within the disputed territories.
“The Kurdistan Regional Authorities has repeatedly warned the federal authorities of safety gaps in disputed territories, which is a hub of resurgent terrorism threatening locals,” the KRG said in a statement on Nov. 28 after the Diyala assaults. “The KRG reiterates the significance of reactivating joint coordination facilities between peshmerga and Iraqi forces.”
The KRG was in full management of Makhmour till 2017 when Iraqi forces retook the world following Kurdistan’s independence referendum.
Kadhimi appeared open to extra cooperation with Kurdistan Area officers throughout his go to. He additionally met with KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and visited a peshmerga base. Kadhimi mentioned the combat in opposition to terrorism with Barzani and peshmerga commanders, in line with his workplace.
