IRAQI SUPREME MILITARY COMMITTEE AND ITS COUNTERPART AFFILIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION AGREED TO ESTABLISH A FIRM SECURITY PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES
Shafaq News / The spokesman for the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Major General Yahya Rasool Abdullah, announced on Tuesday evening that the Iraqi Supreme Military Committee and its counterpart affiliated with the international coalition agreed to establish a firm security partnership with the United States.
“The Iraqi Supreme Military Committee held a meeting in the capital Baghdad with the Supreme Military Committee of the International Coalition in Iraq, which is concerned with ending the mission of the international coalition in Iraq,” Abdullah said in a statement received by Shafaq News.
He pointed out that “during the meeting, the work of the subcommittees since their inception in January 2024 was discussed, and the threat of ISIS terrorist gangs was evaluated, the operational environment, the current security situation and the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces.”
The members of the two military committees praised, according to the statement, “the achievements and sacrifices made in the battles to defeat ISIS, and the continuous efforts to prevent the return of these terrorist gangs, as well as support for the sovereignty, unity and stability of Iraq.”
The two sides stressed “the capabilities and capabilities of the Iraqi security forces to defeat ISIS, and also, the continuation of the subcommittees work to present the assessments to the Supreme Military Committee to make recommendations for decision-making regarding the timetable for the transition of the international coalition in Iraq to the establishment of a bilateral security partnership between Iraq and the United States, which contributes to raising the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces and working to develop them, which enhances the stability and security of Iraq and the region.”
(So, why then this visit then to the Washington on Aprill 15th? Is it just to establish good diplomatic relations?)
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