ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi lawmakers have stressed the vital role of Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the upcoming campaign to liberate the ISIS-held city of Mosul, a range of Iraqi parliament members confirmed.
“The issue of Mosul is vital part of national duties both for general commander of the military forces and the president of Kurdistan. There must be full coordination between Baghdad and Erbil,” Samira Jaffar, of the Shiite National Alliance, told Rudaw on Tuesday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi was welcomed by Kurdish President Masoud Barzani and top Kurdish officials in Erbil on Monday. The two sides also discussed Kurdish forces’ role in the looming Mosul operation.
“Recapturing Mosul has became a national event because it serves all parts of the country. It benefits the Kurds as well as the central government,” said Hamza Grtani, a Sunni lawmaker in Iraqi parliament.
Speaking about Abadi’s visit to Erbil, Kurdish lawmaker Farhad Qadir Ali called the meeting “significant” and “necessary.”
“The issue of Mosul is vital part of national duties both for general commander of the military forces and the president of Kurdistan. There must be full coordination between Baghdad and Erbil,” Samira Jaffar, of the Shiite National Alliance, told Rudaw on Tuesday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi was welcomed by Kurdish President Masoud Barzani and top Kurdish officials in Erbil on Monday. The two sides also discussed Kurdish forces’ role in the looming Mosul operation.
“Recapturing Mosul has became a national event because it serves all parts of the country. It benefits the Kurds as well as the central government,” said Hamza Grtani, a Sunni lawmaker in Iraqi parliament.
Speaking about Abadi’s visit to Erbil, Kurdish lawmaker Farhad Qadir Ali called the meeting “significant” and “necessary.”
Comments
Rudaw moderates all comments submitted on our website. We welcome comments which are relevant to the article and encourage further discussion about the issues that matter to you. We also welcome constructive criticism about Rudaw.
To be approved for publication, however, your comments must meet our community guidelines.
We will not tolerate the following: profanity, threats, personal attacks, vulgarity, abuse (such as sexism, racism, homophobia or xenophobia), or commercial or personal promotion.
Comments that do not meet our guidelines will be rejected. Comments are not edited – they are either approved or rejected.
Post a comment