Peshmerga representative attending coalition meeting in Washington
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A joint delegation from the Peshmerga and Iraqi army will visit Washington to attend a meeting of global anti-ISIS coalition partners.
“Our duty is to deliver the Peshmerga’s message to 72 allied countries against ISIS to continue their assistance and support of the Peshmerga, to eradicate small extremist groups, and extremism ideology after ISIS,” Brig. General Halgurd Hikmat, media officer of the Peshmerga ministry, told Rudaw.
He confirmed that the joint delegation is departing for Washington Tuesday night. Hikmat is attending as a Peshmerga representative.
“The visit will last for a few days and we will meet with a number of military and political officials,” he explained.
Brett McGurk, special US presidential envoy to the US-led 72-member alliance, is hosting coalition leaders in three days of meetings in Washington this week.
On Tuesday, working groups met to discuss critical areas of financing, foreign fighters, stabilization, and communication.
On Wednesday, all 72 members will meet “for in-depth discussions on how to accelerate Coalition efforts to defeat Daesh [ISIS] in the remaining areas it holds in Iraq and Syria, and maximize pressure globally on its branches, affiliates, and networks,” according to a coalition statement.
On the final day, Thursday, the coalition’s Small Group will meet to “discuss priorities to build on the progress in Mosul and Raqqa.”
The last coalition meeting took place in Washington in March. Fuad Hussein, the chief of staff to the Kurdish president, attended at that time.
“Our duty is to deliver the Peshmerga’s message to 72 allied countries against ISIS to continue their assistance and support of the Peshmerga, to eradicate small extremist groups, and extremism ideology after ISIS,” Brig. General Halgurd Hikmat, media officer of the Peshmerga ministry, told Rudaw.
He confirmed that the joint delegation is departing for Washington Tuesday night. Hikmat is attending as a Peshmerga representative.
“The visit will last for a few days and we will meet with a number of military and political officials,” he explained.
Brett McGurk, special US presidential envoy to the US-led 72-member alliance, is hosting coalition leaders in three days of meetings in Washington this week.
On Tuesday, working groups met to discuss critical areas of financing, foreign fighters, stabilization, and communication.
On Wednesday, all 72 members will meet “for in-depth discussions on how to accelerate Coalition efforts to defeat Daesh [ISIS] in the remaining areas it holds in Iraq and Syria, and maximize pressure globally on its branches, affiliates, and networks,” according to a coalition statement.
On the final day, Thursday, the coalition’s Small Group will meet to “discuss priorities to build on the progress in Mosul and Raqqa.”
The last coalition meeting took place in Washington in March. Fuad Hussein, the chief of staff to the Kurdish president, attended at that time.